We got a little city map at our hotel and starting our walking tour ...when we came upon what looked like a parade.....we followed and these guys led us right to Rosenborg Castle.
Rosenberg is in the heart of the city and houses the crown jewels and a whole lot of other priceless treasures. The Danes controlled Sweden and part of Germany at one point in time. They also controlled the Baltic Sea and therefore were able to import and export as well as charge all vessels a fee to pass through. The Kronborg Castle is the setting for Shakespeare's Hamlet. I didn't have my camera for our bus tour of Fredericksborg Castle or Kronborg. We got to see the fabulous chapel of Fredericksborg and all the original Carl Bloch paintings. Our tour guide didn't know who the artist was. We told her and she didn't believe us....when she got downstairs and asked at the front desk....she found out we knew our stuff. All because the church got permission to use his paintings and they are seen in all of our church magazines and manuals.
Copenhagen....the Parliament buildings.
So many people were on bicycles....it reminded me of Beijing.
We got to Thorvaldsen's Museum with only ten minutes to closing. The kind man at the door let us in so I could see the Christus, he didn't charge us and I literally ran down the long corridor to snap this shot as well as the 12 apostles. Bertel was quite well off and had many rooms full of art objects that he had collected throughout his life. I was surprised at how dirty these statues were. It brought tears to my eyes to see it in person.
We got a little city map at our hotel and starting our walking tour ...when we came upon what looked like a parade.....we followed and these guys led us right to Rosenborg Castle.
Rosenberg is in the heart of the city and houses the crown jewels and a whole lot of other priceless treasures. The Danes controlled Sweden and part of Germany at one point in time. They also controlled the Baltic Sea and therefore were able to import and export as well as charge all vessels a fee to pass through. The Kronborg Castle is the setting for Shakespeare's Hamlet. I didn't have my camera for our bus tour of Fredericksborg Castle or Kronborg. We got to see the fabulous chapel of Fredericksborg and all the original Carl Bloch paintings. Our tour guide didn't know who the artist was. We told her and she didn't believe us....when she got downstairs and asked at the front desk....she found out we knew our stuff. All because the church got permission to use his paintings and they are seen in all of our church magazines and manuals.
Copenhagen....the Parliament buildings.
So many people were on bicycles....it reminded me of Beijing.
We got to Thorvaldsen's Museum with only ten minutes to closing. The kind man at the door let us in so I could see the Christus, he didn't charge us and I literally ran down the long corridor to snap this shot as well as the 12 apostles. Bertel was quite well off and had many rooms full of art objects that he had collected throughout his life. I was surprised at how dirty these statues were. It brought tears to my eyes to see it in person.
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That is a pretty funny story. You did your homework :)
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