Copenhagen
Helsingør (Elsinore)
The town of Helsingør guards the North end of the narrow Sound between Denmark and Sweden.
It is the home of Kronborg Slot, better known in English as Elsinore Castle, the setting for Hamlet
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| Journey of Anne of Denmark and James VI of Scotland James VI and Anne spent several months at Elsinore |
Train ride from Copenhagen to Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm: Riddarsholm Church
Stockholm: Royal Palace (Kungliga slottet)
Stockholm: National Museum
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| Replica of rune-carved statue. Replica of a classical marble statue from Piraeus in Greece, which had Norse runes carved on it in the 10th c. by Varangians! |
Around Stockholm
Storkyrkan Church
Vasa Museum
The warship Vasa was launched in 1628, but sunk on her maiden voyage. The hull was recovered surprisingly intact in 1961.
She is impressively large and well preserved.
Food: Danish Pastries
I sampled some assorted Danish pastries in Denmark and more in Greenland.
Greenland
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