We were unbelievably fortunate to catch the changing of the guard at the Queen's Castle! It was a HOOT! There was a band and big hats. Sophie was a little frightened by one of the guards who approached us looking stern only to wink at us! ;) Good fun!
Kronborg was such a fantastic experience! We walked through halls lined with beautiful tapestries that would average an entire year to be completed, intricately carved furniture, stunning painted ceilings, halls filled with priceless masterpiece after masterpiece, and fireplaces that our entire group could easily stand in! With all of this beauty surrounding us in the castle it was startling to walk the stairs into the dark dungeon below the castle with ceilings comfortable only for those 5ft 4and under. We could easily imagine rats scurrying around the shackled prisoners. It was cold, damp and CREEPY! We saw Holger Dansk up close and in person, looking every bit the Viking. We walked down to the sea and peeked at the Swedish shoreline over the tops of vintage cannons. We learned that men and women dined in seperate rooms, and that a few of the Danish kings often met unfortunate "accidents" at the hands of their siblings. One of the tapestries in the castle even depicts on king whose eyes follow you wherever you go, due to the fact that he was extremely nervous for his own well being after having his brother the king killed for the throne. ( I know I wrote down the names somewhere...I will add them soon!)
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