Waves and rocks and on the other side: Sweden!
The first time I visited it was back in 2006 :)
Even though a bit austere and blown by the wind, its architecture, typically Danish, denotes a royal feeling somehow. Whenever I visit the royal apartments, I imagine how it was to live back in those days as princess Sophie for example. She had a whole room build and ornated to her taste, with a balcony and a wonderful view of the sea. Then, a long corridor, large enough for her amazing dress, led her to the ball room, which was the largest in Europe at that time. Imagine the balls, the music, the dances! :) then, the royal couple dining under the canopy, surrounded by tapestries and friends..
A fairy tale in my mind.
On the other side, should we follow the exact history?
It’s difficult to resist the temptation to wander the battlements wringing your hands. Or declaiming something along the lines of “When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions.” Back in the late 16th century, Kronborg Castle wasn’t really anything grander than a maritime toll station, extorting taxes from shipping heading into the Oresund channel. Then, it just happened that some Stratford scribbler was looking for an exotic location for his latest play and liked the three-syllable poetry in the name of the castle’s location.
A young, blond Larry Olivier gave the Danes his Hamlet there in 1937, with Vivien Leigh his Ophelia, and in summer it is still the venue for theatrical productions, even if its exposed site is less than conducive to sensitive thespian artistry.Read the “Great Danish Escape“and catch a glimpse of my collage. Then, go visit the castle and the little town. You’ll definitely like it, especially on a sunny day.
