AP English revisited

This Saturday DIS offered a tour to Elsinore and Kronborg for 55 kr (about 10 bucks). The literary among my readers will recognize Elsinore and the castle where Hamlet is set. After about an hour bus ride, we arrived in Elsinore. We had some time to walk around the little town and eat lunch. We ate at a delicious schwarma place, who turned the tv immediately to Mtv once we walked in. I guess we are pretty obviously American! It was wierd to see the Hills playing in Denmark with Danish subtitles. The town was really cute, and if we ever decide to go to Molmo, Sweden, that is where we will be able to catch the ferry. They are proud of their Shakespearen connection and even had statues of Ophelia and Hamlet in front of the Town Hall.


We moved on to Kronborg, the actual castle. It was more like a fortress since the Swedish have stolen most of its valuables about 400 years ago. It was built by Frederik II in 1574 (fun fact: almost all the Danish kings have been named either Frederik or Christian). Therefore, there really was never a Hamlet. The castle was pretty cool, and had these pitch black dungeons that we got lost in for a little bit, even with a guide! Kronborg is also the setting for the legend of Holger the Dane, a mythological warrior sleeping under the castle who will wake up whenever Denmark is in trouble.