Our day at Bakken, the world’s oldest operating amusement park, dating all the way back to 1583!
We stepped off the train and it felt like the city was a million miles away. Unlike your typical amusement park, Bakken greets its guests with a beautiful park with acres of trees, birds, and squirrels, and a trail leading us straight to the amusement park. And it’s free!
We also encountered a different kind of trail. Courtesy of the horses. I definitely saw kids trampling through this… 
Like a fairytale…
Dyrehavsbakken, “The Deer Park Hill”, definitely lived up to its name. I was so excited when I saw an actual deer!!! I took tons of pictures but this sassy little dear would only give me shots of his/her butt.
There’s something old and beautiful about Bakken. It’s no Disneyland or six flags with their fancy rides, but it’s got a rich history and seems very nostalgic.
Did I mention that it is free admission? What a great activity for families, teens, tourists, and the elderly. I even saw people jogging in the park!
After exploring the themed restaurants, rides, and carnival games, we decided to go on two rides.
The first one is a must-do at Bakken. The oldest ride in the park, the “Rutschebanen”, or the wooden roller coaster. Wooden roller coasters are always fun because they’re old and and a little rough. The Rutschebanen definitely ancient–opened since 1932!
It was our lucky day! We went up to the booth to buy a ticket and they had a special (every Wednesday) on that ride!
“The wooden roller coaster is not actually scary, the scary part is that you think it’s going to break because it’s so old.” –Sebastian
I screamed the whole time and even bought this beautiful snapshot afterwards:
It took me a while to notice that there was a kid sitting behind us. I told Sebastian and he said, “I know, want me to Photoshop him out?”
We took a little breather after the wooden roller coaster and then decided to go on “the tornado”. It was more of a modern ride (and one that Sebastian hadn’t been on before) so we thought we’d give it a try.
We couldn’t really tell what the ride looked like because it was blocked by the building it looped through and was hidden behind some walls, so we didn’t really know what to expect.
After 3 seconds on the ride, I was thrown a hard left, and then right, and then upside-down. It. was. awesome.
Being on these roller coasters reminded me how much I (fucking) love roller coasters! I can’t wait to go on some extreme roller coasters with Sebastian one day, it’s on our bucket list.
We also lucked out on a gorgeous sunny day! The guy behind us is probably the epiphany of a Dane. Just hanging out, drinking a beer, he was probably blonde when he was younger…
Sebastian had his eye on the milkshake store the moment we walked into Bakken. They had every flavor you could imagine. I don’t even remember what flavor he got, I just remember that it was brain numbingly sweet.
Sebastian encouraged me to order in Danish and I did it!!!
Some free entertainment! We stopped by the free concert, I tried to sing along but failed miserably…
Thank you, Sebastian, for being my personal travel guide around Denmark, my photographer, my translator, my motivator, my food sharer, my partner in crime and my cutey.
I know sometimes I take too many pictures, question too many decisions, and ask too many questions, but you’re always there for me. 🙂
This is Sebastian looking really cool (I think he was just annoyed at me clicking the camera in his face like a hundred times). He doesn’t like to wear his sunglasses on his ears.
ARE-YOU-BEE-WHY 