Copenhagen Day #3-The Scandinavian Versailles

On our third day in Denmark, we packed up and headed north of the city to Frederiksborg Castle, also known as the Scandinavian Versailles.  We did an audio tour of the castle, which is also The Museum of National History.  Then we drove towards Kronborg Castle and saw it from the outside, as well as from the car ferry that we took from Helsingor, Denmark to Helsingborg, Sweden, before driving the 5 hours back to Moss.  We then returned the rental car at 9pm and walked the 45 minutes back to our apartment.  It made for a jam packed day, and the girls(especially the older two) really enjoyed seeing a castle from the 1500's up close. 

 Frederiksborg from courtyard

 It was extremely impressive, even while overcast

 They were awed too!

 Mainly by the size of it

 The Chapel

 Juliet was Elizabeth's "helper" with pictures in the castle, while Sydney and Evelyn did the audio tour

 Various shields on The Chapel walls, including one for President Eisenhower

 A museum to keeps coats on, it was chilly in the hallways

 Ornate furniture

 The Great Hall was ridiculous, the ceiling was mind boggling

 "Are you talking to me?"

 Another helper pic

 "We are happy to be in The Great Hall", (in a Dan Akroyd Conehead voice)

 The gardens from the castle window

 Sydney could have led tours by the end of the audio tour

 Evelyn posing with some of the artifacts

 Our buddy H.C. Andersen

 And a desk with some of his artifacts

 Sydney with the full breadth of the castle

 And she thought these pruned trees were really interesting

 Kronborg Castle

 Kronborg Castle from the ferry

Helsingor, Denmark from the ferry