Today, was our second big excursion of our housesit. Today, we caught the S train and then the regional train to go to Helsingor (Elsinore in English), home of the castle which Shakespeare used in the play “Hamlet.” (*A play on a quote from “Hamlet.”). While Hamlet did a lot of pondering in the play, it was an easy decision for us to do a quick trip to this lovely port city of approximately 64,000 on the Oresund Strait. It plays up its association with “Hamlet” and also allows for views across the strait to Sweden.
Bob and I didn’t go in the castle due to time constraints but did walk around it and then through the Old Town portion of the city. We think we hit a market day, as it was hopping.
“To be or not to be” statues of the doomed Hamlet and Ophelia outside the Helsingor Train Station A map of the attractive Culture Yard area along the harborThe modern Culture Yard building that includes the tourist office, library, and performance stagesLooking down at the cafe outside of the underground Shipyard MuseumKronborg Castle, which was called Elsinore in “Hamlet”Statue of Hercules and the Hydra Looking back at the old town from the statueLooking across the strait at Sweden from behind the castle Lots of boats out on a beautiful 70 F daySt Mary’s Church and the Carmelite Priory, one of Europe’s best preserved priories from the MiddleAges (completed in 1500)A colorful mural in the Old TownSt Olaf’s Church/Helsingor Cathedral, completed in 1559. The copper roof of the spire is being replaced during 2024.The nave of the cathedral The impressive organThe active old town areaHelsingor City HallWe popped into an impressive cheese shop! For US prices, divide by 7.A cute small plazaAn active larger plaza
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