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TRAVELLER
BABY ON BOARD
COPENHAGEN
Location
Small, perfectly formed and
largely pedestrianised, this city is easy to
explore and buggy-friendly.
Attractions
The Children’s Museum
(
nationalmuseet.dk
) lets kids play with
the exhibits, while the petting area at
København Zoo (
zoo.dk
), the delights
of Tivoli Gardens (
tivoli.dk
) and, if you
can stand the pester power, the giant
LEGO store (
37 Vimmelskaftet
) are all
wonderful for under-eights.
Stay
Avenue Hotel (
avenuehotel.dk
) has
excellent family rooms, gardens, sandpit,
toys andmini library.
Fly to
Copenhagen from seven
destinations.
TRAVELWITH TEENS
VIENNA
Location
A combination of outdoor tours
and off-kilter museums mean this smart,
stylish city will hold teens’ goldfish-like
attention span.
Attractions
Segway is the way to
sightsee with teens this year (
segway-
vienna.at
). Take them to the Spanish
Riding School (
srs.at
), visit the
Bestattungsmuseum (Funeral Museum,
bestattungwien.at)
or, for in-line skating,
head to Donauinsel (Danube Island,
wien-
vienna.com
).
Stay
They’ll love the quirky, retro-mixed-
with-modern design of 25 Hours Hotel
Spectacle (
25hours-hotel.com
).
Fly to
Vienna from London.
KIDS IN TOW
AMSTERDAM
Location
Canal tours, museums and
indoor activities make this the perfect
city for kids, even on rainy days.
Attractions
Check out the Gordon
theWarden trail at the Rijksmuseum
(
rijksmuseum.nl
), designed specifically
for six to nines, then hit the TunFun
Speelpark (
tunfun.nl
) for indoor active
play, or let them take charge of cooking
at The Kinderkookkafe (Children’s Cook
Café,
kinderkookkafe.nl
) in the city’s
green Vondelpark.
Stay
Forget landlubbing – kids will love
the novelty of a stay on the canals, so
choose a houseboat (
houseboathotel.nl
).
Fly to
Amsterdam from 19 destinations.
“Which cities
are good
for a family
break?”
IT’S A PERENNIAL
problem for parents:
where to take the kids for
a tantrum-free break?
Fortunately, Sarah Tucker, author of
Have
ToddlerWill Travel,
has chosen her top
cities
for families with kids of
all ages.
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