We got up early and took the local to a longer train to Helsingor (which appears to be pronounced Elsinor). We got there sort of early and it was a Sunday after all and at 9am nothing appeared to be open. We took a walk all the way around Kronborg castle which is most famously known for being the setting of Hamlet, which is pretty cool. It burned down several times and the current representation is only a couple centuries old and most of the treasures that used to reside in it are currently in Swedish possession due to the numerous wars between the two nations (most of which were won by the Swedes apparently). In any event we waited until the castle was finally open and then did the full tour setup. We took 2 guided tours, one through the old sections and one through the newer sections. The first one was a good tour but our guide for the second was really good and had several jokes regarding the above subject that really made us laugh. I don't think she was Danish. In any event we probably spent about 4 hours in the castle and then we dragged ourselves into the Helsingor downtown area. There appeared to be a shopping district that was closed for Sunday but we did find a nice place to grab some beer and a snack and then we headed back home.
After that we got cleaned up and headed back into town where we went to an Italian restaurant where I had penne arrabiata and eventually tiramisu. It was all very good. I asked them to spice up the penne and they seemed to because I got some heat out of it. After that we headed in because it was already 11pm.
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