Too be or not to be- Hamlets Castle By Karen

Alison's doing the update on Marys castle- in just a few minutes.
Okay on Sunday Cousin Adam and Trine took us out of the city for the day - to visit the castle writen about by Shakespeare's in Hamlet (which he ripped off apparently from an old old story). So with no further babbling here is the first castle shots


Trine and Alison in the courtyard of Kronborg castle



They haven't moved, just voomed out so you can see some of Kronberg castle as well as Trinae and Alison

I liked the green roof- but this means it needs to be cleaned according to the locals. 



We are in the chapel at Kronborg castle. This was not burnt down in  the fire, so is the original art work. It maybe small in size but it definately designed for royality. 



Trine in the beautiful chapel



Now we are  n the case mates (where the soilders lived) it is dark, under ground and very cold.



Alison in the casemates. The part we were in held 500 men - all  got to sleep on hammocks hung from the celing. I swear it was the size of Alisons 2 bedroom apartment in Parramatta. Thats is why Alison is happy to have hers all to herself.

The famous Dane (Holger the Dane) the real Dane (Trine) and the pretend Dane  (Cousin Adam). Legend has it Holger is protected by faries and is just asleep and will awake when Denmark needs defending. Currenly they have a great graphic light show on the statue. It shows the faries protecting and caring for him, Holger slaying an enemy and it makes it look like Holger the Dane is actually breathing- Loved this the best.

Portrait of Shakespeare- also tells how he took the story and used into his play Hamlet. Thus making Kronborg Castle famous in his play.

I know too far away to really see- but the land on the other side of the water is Sweden.