Farvel to Denmark

It's time to say goodbye (farvel). This is our last night here before flying out for good old Australia tomorrow morning.

With bikes packed and a spare day up our sleeves we headed up the coast north of Copenhagen to have a look at Kronborg Castle, or Hamlet's Castle as it is also known after Shakespeare used it as the setting for Hamlet.  The castle is located at Helsingor and within sight of Sweden.  Anyone interested in castles can find more information at http://www.copenhagenet.dk/CPH-Kronborg.htm.

Helsingor is worth a visit itself, situated right on the coast and very popular with boat owners as the following photo shows.

A very small selection of Helsingor's boat population

Kronborg Castle is very impressive. While it dates back to the 1600s, it's obviously been very well maintained, making it possible to really get a sense of how it must have been when it was a fully operational castle housing king and court.


Kronborg Castle from afar. It gives some sense of how imposing it is



Canons are situated all around the outer walls of the castle, apparently still at the ready if the
canonballs are anything to go by!

One corner of the enormous inner courtyard.

While in the castle, we discovered how Google Maps covers the areas where cars and other motorised vehicles can't go. It really was a case of the old meets the new.


Google Maps tricycle complete with all the paraphernalia necessary to photograph the world. Literally!

 The afternoon was spent on a final foray into Copenhagen for one last lap of Stroget, the capital's famous shopping street.  Copenhagen is not that much richer for having us there, but we enjoyed the spectacle of ancient buildings standing shoulder to shoulder with all the modern fashion houses and a huge variety of shops from an outlet devoted entirely to Lego, to a t-shirt outlet selling a variety of t-shirts and sweatshirts of a brand name not repeatable in polite company, and more jewellery shops than you could imagine!  All good fun and a good way to soak up those last few hours before returning to reality.

Copenhagen Town Hall

So this will be the last post from Denmark.  Thanks for tuning in and I hope you've enjoyed this journey with me.

Farvel and tak.