Bob and I used our transport cards today to take a 30 minute bus ride to the nearby city of Roskilde. With a population of almost 53,000, it is the 10th largest city in Denmark.
We went mainly to visit the Roskilde Cathedral but also to see the harbor and a bit of the town as well. We had an easy bus ride on a clean, efficient bus and a great visit.
We were the first ones on,
but we had few fellow passengers either way.
on the main shopping street in Roskilde.
the only remaining part of a former church.
The Roskilde Cathedral was built about 1200 and was the first Gothic building in Scandinavia. The church was originally Catholic, but since the Reformation in 1536, it has been Lutheran. 37 kings and queens are buried here, and there are more than 1,000 graves in the church.
Fun fact about the royals noted here (besides the fact that they have impressive tombs). Throughout the years, they ruled some combination of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Greenland, and Faroe Islands, and Scandinavians seem to require their kings to be named Christian or Frederik. There have been 10 Christians and 10 Frederiks (including the current king).
in the Glucksburger Chapel
sepulchral monument
on the trail near the harbor.
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