Since the morning train to Stockholm was all full, I couldn’t leave Copenhagen until the afternoon. I decided that I would travel around outside of the city for the day before coming back to take the train to Sweden in the afternoon. I mapped out my route to cover 3 suggested day trips in the span of about ¾ of a day. I started with a 7 am train to Helsingør, the location of Kronberg castle, famous for its affiliation to Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Next stop was a coastal fishing village called Gilljete. After dozing off on the beach, I headed to another castle town before making it back to Copenhagen to catch my train. It was nice to get away from the busy city for a while, especially on a Sunday as the closed shops made the streets peaceful and the sights serene.
The photo is of the Hamlet castle, with its reflection in the surrounding moat. I wanted to strike a Hamlet pose, but I didn’t have a skull to hold unfortunately…
"To sleep, perchance to dream: — ay, there’s the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come…” -Hamlet