More on Kronborg Castle, etc.

Well, I'm back again to post a bunch more pictures from our trip to Kronborg Castle...

My first impression stepping off the train was that this is what I thought living in Denmark would be like. Squished up colorful buildings, narrow streets, not too much hustle and bustle. It's really quite a cute town and would be really nice in the warmer months being right on the ocean. Of course where we actually live is more like suburbia, which is nice too in its own way. But I digress...


Here is an interesting picture of modern Helsingør (Elsinor) in constrast to the medieval castle. Of course I realize that this is the way it is all over Europe now, but having seen it now for the first time I found it very odd and somehow surprising. I guess I pictured all castles to be separated off from modern civilization.



Our pass allowed us to enter three parts of the castle: the living areas, the church (kirke) and the casements. This picture is inside the courtyard where there was a rather pitiful fountain.







I guess I'll start with our last stop which was down in the casemates. It was extremely dark (lit only by candles) and cold and damp. Not exactly posh living quarters! Ruby is posing with Helgor Danske, the national hero, who is asleep, but, according to legend will wake up whenever the country is threatened by external enemies...yikes! I wasn't really able to get many good pictures down here, so you'll have to rely on your imagination--or better yet, come visit, to get the real effect!