Andrew was there for the week and I joined him for the weekend. I got in Friday evening and we met Scott, Nancy, and Chris for dinner at a street food market I had read about. Starving, the first thing on my agenda was a pølser. Luckily there was a pølsevogn right as we walked in. Done. Not nearly sated, Chris and I did a lap to check out all of the other food. Andrew loved this place because you can buy a bucket with ice and beer in it to carry around. After dinner we sat outside on the water as the sun went down, but I was so tired from traveling all day that I fell asleep just about as soon as we sat down. Luckily we had all day on Saturday to spend with them, too - hitting the National Museum and enjoying a nice dinner on Nyhavn. (I also snuck in another pølser mid-day at some point.)
They were gone by Sunday, and Andrew and I took the train out to Helsingør to explore Kronborg Slot (castle). Most people know of it from Hamlet - Shakespeare used it as the inspiration for Elsinor Castle. We got off of the train and, believe it or not, walked by a pølsevogn. When in Rome...
The castle is located at the point where Denmark is the shortest distance from Sweden, and at one time that land belonged to Denmark, too. The position allowed Denmark to impose tolls on any ship passing through and Helsingør was once one of the most important towns in northern Europe. We took a short, but excellent, tour of the castle before wandering the grounds on our own. The best part was going down below the castle into the crypts in total darkness. I don't know why they allow people down there, because there is no light and no guards and no signs directing people where to go or how to get out. As unsafe as it was, it was just as fun popping out and scaring Andrew. He's a better spouse than I, because he didn't return that favor.
We spent Monday morning on the Strøget before we needed to head to the airport. As usual, a wonderful weekend away in one of our favorite cities.
See you later, Denmark! (We know we'll be back.)
