Spent
Wendy's birthday visiting a castle. We took a 45 minute train ride to
catch a 20 minute ferry from Sweden to Denmark to visit Kronborg
Castle, aka Hamlet castle. It is thought that this castle was the
inspiration for Shakespeare for the Elsinore castle in Hamlet. It was
made a UNESCO property in 2000. There is no evidence that Shakespeare
ever visited here.
On
weekends there are little acts going on with people dressed up every
30 minutes or so. I think we caught 3 of these performances. Lots
of laughs in our favourite one which was do a play in 5 minutes of
the real play Hamlet that takes 4 hours, so much fun! I am really
glad we waited for the weekend to go, these little acts really did add to the day.
Lots
of fun exploring the different rooms that are open for visiting. The
castle was rebuilt after a fire in the 1600's, all was lost except
for the chapel which was beautiful to see.
Took
the ferry back from Denmark to Sweden and rushed to catch a fast
train back to Malmo Sweden. Made the train and sat with a very
interesting woman that I would imagine was close to legally blind. I
have never seen glasses so think, especially now that eyeglasses have
improved so much. They really did look like magnifying glasses in
frames. Had a nice chat with her, she even showed us a picture of
her cat. Andre helped her off at the stop before ours by taking her
suitcase off the train for her. She was away for one night, had a
large suitcase and 2 bags. She was missing her cat, we wondered if
she had it stowed away somewhere in all her stuff.
Back
to the hotel for what has become our usual tea/coffee and cookies in
the library room in the hotel main floor. Nice chat with Joey and
Susan with birthday wishes.
Next
off to dinner for Swedish Meatballs, which we thought was a must do
while we were here. Delicious little spot right around the corner
from our hotel. Missed lunch today but had a very expensive
delicious ice cream cone in the middle of the afternoon. Breakfasts
are huge and delicious here so not really a need for lunch anyway.
Our
last night in Sweden, really looking forward to starting our cruise
tomorrow. Also looking forward to not setting an alarm tonight.
Steps
20,500 a slower day lol
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| Our hotel in Malmo |
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| The ferry front went up instead of opening up |
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| Exit via the train station |
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| Kronborg castle from the edge of the port |
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| Fishing port |
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| historic lightvessel Gedser Rev (No. XVII), which currently serves as a museum ship in Helsingør, Denmark. Built in 1892, it famously served as a landmark in Nyhavn, Copenhagen, and acted as a refuge for escapees from East Germany in the early 1960s |
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| Courtyard at Kronborg castle |
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| List of Hamlet small performances on the weekend |
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| They did the entire Hamlet play in 5 minutes, was very funny |
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| Kings bedroom. Not as elaborate as it was a castle and not a permanent residence |
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| Dinning room |
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| The main hall |
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| Another skit we saw |
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| The outfit they wear weigh between 20 and 30 pounds. |
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| View of old town from the castle |
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| At the top of the castle |
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| 145 steps up and down |
Walking around in old town Helsingor
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| We had to have Swedish meatballs at least once |
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| Little square at night |
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| City Hall |
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| Last shot |
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