Kronborg Slot
On our second day of riding, we headed out to the Kronborg Slot. Kronborg is on the coast and just about 2 miles away from Sweden. Given its close proximity, it had strong fortifications, which grew over the centuries! It is also a UNESCO heritage site.
As a bit of history, Kronborg slot was built in early 1400s and is immortalized in Hamlet as Elsinore, the castle within the book. The play happened to be written 400 years ago, which has implications for our visit, which I will get to later!
As I mentioned, we biked up to Kronborg along the sea. It was a ~50 km ride. We had a gorgeous 10-15 km stretch of a ride today. It was along the train (which were electric so nice and quiet). It was shaded and a little narrow. The road also had a bit of rolling hills, so it was a great part of the ride. We also really enjoyed biking along the water, which was really fun!
Entrance to the castle gives you access to a few different buildings. They had a few different art galleries in the outhouse buildings. Since it was the 400 year anniversary, they were doing a live re-enactment of Hamlet throughout the castle! Depending on what room you were in, they were acting a different famous scene from the book.
This castle was quite a contrast from the Frederiksborg Slot. Kronborg was built in a much simpler style. It was more spartan, but had a number of large rooms. You could imagine the ballroom with a long table filled with lords and ladies.
It turns out that Jason broke a spoke on his bike, so we ended up biking to the Louisiana Museum. From there, we ended up having to take the train home!
We realy enjoyed the castle. A great visit!
Time in castle: 2.5 hrs
Times visited: 1
Overall: A-
As a bit of history, Kronborg slot was built in early 1400s and is immortalized in Hamlet as Elsinore, the castle within the book. The play happened to be written 400 years ago, which has implications for our visit, which I will get to later!
As I mentioned, we biked up to Kronborg along the sea. It was a ~50 km ride. We had a gorgeous 10-15 km stretch of a ride today. It was along the train (which were electric so nice and quiet). It was shaded and a little narrow. The road also had a bit of rolling hills, so it was a great part of the ride. We also really enjoyed biking along the water, which was really fun!
Entrance to the castle gives you access to a few different buildings. They had a few different art galleries in the outhouse buildings. Since it was the 400 year anniversary, they were doing a live re-enactment of Hamlet throughout the castle! Depending on what room you were in, they were acting a different famous scene from the book.
This castle was quite a contrast from the Frederiksborg Slot. Kronborg was built in a much simpler style. It was more spartan, but had a number of large rooms. You could imagine the ballroom with a long table filled with lords and ladies.
It turns out that Jason broke a spoke on his bike, so we ended up biking to the Louisiana Museum. From there, we ended up having to take the train home!
We realy enjoyed the castle. A great visit!
Time in castle: 2.5 hrs
Times visited: 1
Overall: A-
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