Journal no. 3

Kronborg Slot

Hamlet, the famous brilliant emo prince, was the main reason we traveled from the city to Helsingor, where we could see the Kronborg Castle.

he was the Prince of Denmark in Shakespeare's tragic play, which is one of my favorite things ever.
however the association between Kronborg and Hamlet is tenuous.
Helsingor (Elsinore) was very famous as a real town that grew rich from taxing the ships that passed through its bay (Sound). Shakespeare then used it as a setting for his play. that's it.

that said, it was interesting to visit this historically important castle, situated at the Sound (stretch of water between Denmark and Sweden).

this is Helsingor station. old school, all wood.

neat chandeliers in the lobby space, and nice panels.

outside the station was this pair of statues.
Hamlet on the left and Ophelia on the right.

the old town is seriously old and awesome.

but before we explored its atmospheric streets, we had Danish hotdogs, in its red skinned glory.

timber frame houses!

approaching the castle, surrounded by moats.

crossing a bridge.

this is the actual entrance of the castle building.

who is Prince Amlet?

very austere interior.

bay windows overlooking the Sound.

canons to control the ship traffic.

lady dressed up in theater gear, giving a guided tour.

the Danish flag.

nice weather.

from the inside of the square of the castle.

a random Shakespeare appears.

you can watch Hamlet being performed at this castle too!