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o f C onjurors, or the exploits o f J u g g le rs ; w hile a
B a za r , R u ssian M oun tain s , C afes , R efreshm en t
R oom s, &c., leave n o th in g w antin g in th e sh a p e o f
diversions or attractio n s.
T ow ard s the end o f
sum m er v ario u s
F estiv als a re celebrated w ith
"V au x h a lls” and F irew o rk s. T h is place o f Am u se
m en t is h eld in th e h ig h est estim ation b y the
C o p e n h ag e n ers, and considered by them as one o f
th eir g re atest "lio n s.”
The Hippodrome,
in N ørregad e N r. 4 5 ,
o ffers, b y its large R iding - s c h o o l, exercise and
diversion.
Good saddle h o rses are let out on
m oderate term s.
It is v e ry strik in g to m ost E n glish v isito rs
th a t C openhagen, and D enm ark in general, is very
am ply provided for in the w ay o f am u sem en ts; biff
at the sam e tim e, th a t these are alm ost exclusively
of a
passive
kind — a v a rie ty o f contrivances for
p leasu rab le im pression s w ithou t eith er m ental or
bodily exertion.
S tran ge to s a y , m anly gam es in
the open a ir are alm ost entirely unknow n in D en
m ark. A lth o u g h the w aters offer p ecu liar ad vantages