Kronborg Castle

August 25th, 2017

Today we took a short train ride to Helsingør, about 40 minutes from Copenhagen. Here, we visited the Castle. This is one of Europes most significant Renaissance castles, immortalized as “Elsinore” in William Shakespear’s play Hamlet.

It's renowned for its strategic location controlling the Øresund strait, its impressive architecture, and its history as a royal residence and military fortress.

We got the audio tour and spent the day wandering the castle. We saw the Great Hall, the largest Renaissance banqueting hall in norther Europe.

We also came across Holger. Holger Danske is a famous legendary Danish hero and central figure in medevial European literature. His is known as a “sleeping Hero” who will awaken to defend Denmark when it is in its greatest hour of need.

FB Post - Took train to Helsingør this morning to check out Kronborg castle. Great Day! Wendell and Pearl sampled French Hot dogs.