The last day of the month and the end of the cruise. I was envious of the about 200 people staying on to do the Norway leg. I was also cross that I had left only shorts in our overnight bag so we could not go to the main restaurant for a final breakfast, but the Lido restaurant did OK for us.

We left the ship just after 8.30am and walked to the bus. We had intended to get an all-day pass but accidently got the more expensive one that does more than the city centre. Grr….

We had a bonus when we got to the BNB as the room had not been occupied last night so we could go straight in even though it was only 9.30am and check-in was noon. We used the bonus time to repack and then went out intending to walk in the gardens.

Sadly, we didn’t get food on the way and the gardens were hot so we ended up back in the room for the middle of the afternoon. John slept and the blog got finished by me.

We had a very early tea using the supermarket as we did last time, then finally went out again to Tivoli gardens.

On the day we arrived the taxi driver was keen that we go here. Tivoli Gardens is an amusement park and garden in the centre of town. The park opened on 15 August 1843 and is the second-oldest operating amusement park in the world,and the most-visited theme park in Scandinavia. It is open seasonally.

We had some unwelcome excitement on the way in. The bus stopped in a hurry, a lady was close to falling and a child in the back was upset. Not as upset as the driver. He got out of the bus and roundly abused a cyclist. Well, it was in Danish but it sounded like abuse. We had no idea what the cyclist had done but clearly something silly.

Tivoli Gardens was founded in 1843 and has become a national treasure and an international attraction. Tivoli's founder, George Carstensen, obtained a five-year charter to create Tivoli by telling the King that "when the people are amusing themselves, they do not think about politics". From the start, Tivoli included a variety of attractions: buildings in the exotic style of an imaginary Orient: a theatre, band stands, restaurants and cafés, flower gardens, and rides such as a merry-go-round and a primitive scenic railway. After dark, coloured lamps illuminated the gardens.

Fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen visited many times, as did Walt Disney, and many other celebrities, who all fell in love with the gardens. It is said that part of Tivoli Gardens' secret is that there is something for everyone. The scenery is beautiful with exotic architecture, historic buildings and lush gardens. At night, thousands of coloured lights create a fairy tale atmosphere that is completely unique.

We paid for the unlimited rides and just did the ones that appealed and the queues weren’t too long. Some were very old-fashioned and that was their charm. At the same time, there were some I didn’t even think about going on as they were scary!!

We stayed for about three hours, finishing with a little train ride around the area to enjoy the lights. The area was busy the whole time, often with people wandering or eating in the many restaurants.