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From Oslo we sailed down the Kattegat to Helsingborg. We awoke that morning
to the news that the ship would be unable to dock due to high winds and
rough seas, so we would have to go ashore in tender boats. From Helsingborg
we took a short ferry ride to the port of Elsinore, Denmark, to see that
city and Kronborg Castle, which served as the setting for Shakespeare's
HAMLET. Yes, a gullible tourist in our group did ask the guide, "When
did Hamlet live there?"
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Here's a view of the Rotterdam, from the ferry that took us across
the water to Denmark. This picture was taken through a window, but it really
was a grey and dreary day! |
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This is one of the ship's tenders. We went ashore in these. We really
rocked and rolled on the rough seas. Rory and I thought it was FUN, especially
on the way back that afternoon in a nearly-empty tender! |
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Our tour of Elsinore started here, in this little courtyard, and it
was a strange tour. We found out later that we were the first group to take
this tour and unfortunately things didn't go very well. The weather was
raw and rainy, and because things weren't as well-organized as they should
have been, we missed out on most of the Carmelite Abbey, one of the best-preserved
medieval abbeys in Europe. We stood in one of its hallways and admired some
nice shrubs but we could hear the organ in the cathedral and wanted to be
there instead! |
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After a quick walk around Elsinore and some time spent standing in
the rain, we were rushed through Kronborg Castle, so again, we didn't get
to see very much! This is one of the 450-year-old tapestries in Kronborg
Castle. |
| The idea of being stuck on the ship while it was in port was
not appeaing to us! After our ferry ride back to Helsingborg, we walked
around the city, got wet, and then found our way back to the dock where
the tenders were waiting to take us back to the ship. |
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Rory in front of a burger place in Helsingborg. We were hungry and
thought about going in, but changed our minds. She's blurry because she
was walking as I was taking her picture. |