Danish Castles and Adventure Parks

This morning we had another sleep in, before a relaxing breakfast and off to the Kronborg Castle (also known as Hamlet Castle). The castle was built by Christian IV, as were many other palaces and castles in Denmark. The castle is known as Hamlet Castle, as the legend of Hamlet, later made famous by Shakespeare, was based on a prince and set in the castle. We toured through the chapel, state rooms and casemates, which were very different from the castles we had seen in UK. Much less ostentatious.

From here we went to Hillerod and tasted another ‘Danish’ meal – pizza sandwich. It is basically a thin pizza base, with cheese and shaved meat (like kebab meat), cooked, then salad added and the whole thing folded in half – sounds strange, but it was delicious! After lunch, we wandered around the gardens of Hillerod Castle. The gardens are beautiful, and it was such a lovely afternoon to be outside, although quite windy.

As it was such a lovely day, we thought it was a good opportunity to visit Tivoli for a drink and to listen to some jazz. The Copenhagen Jazz Festival started today, and there were various bands playing at Tivoli. Tivoli is an amusement park, with lots of thrilling rides, amusement arcades, restaurants etc. We had a lovely time listening to the music, before trying our luck at some of the amusements – Andrew proved better than everyone else, and so we decided to grab something to eat and continue to listen to the jazz while we waited for the Illuminations show! The show is a sound, light and water show in a pond in the park. It was lovely, but soon it was time to head home to bed.

(Alison)