Chilly weather greeted us today as we left our apartment. But the sun was shining gloriously. It was one of those rare days that we had the car on our P-day, so we threw the normal plans out the window and took off for parts unknown!
After consulting maps and Denmark travel books, we decided on a castle...Egeskov Castle. It was about 2 1/2 hours away from Copenhagen on a neighboring island. Built in the 1500's, it was quite a lovely little castle which housed a variety of collections. It was all very interesting, but as castles go, not spectacular.
I believe it is still owner occupied, and so some parts were off-limits. There was an antique toy collection in the attic, a collection of weapons and trophies (as in heads of animals and antlers and tusks), and an assortment of dinnerware and kitchen utensils. A few of the rooms were furnished as they might have been a hundred years ago.
The real draw was the gardens and grounds. They were large and well-cared for with cafes, snack shops, multiple playgrounds for the young, and several large museums (which housed a motorcycle exhibit, a mechanics exhibit and an old car exhibit).
We walked all over and saw everything we wanted to see. It was the most expensive castle we have visited so far. We stopped and had a hot dog...hot dog!
We took a detour on the way home just to see some of the beautiful old villages along the way...off the beaten path.
I slept a good part of the trip home ...which felt wonderful. I am still so tired from the weekend. I don't know how SK keeps going. What a guy!
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| There was a nice tree house with hanging bridges between several trees. SK is trying to look frightened! |
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| View from the trees. |
Good to hear that you had a rather restful day. Good pix. Take care of yourselves! L&P
ReplyDeleteYou take care of yourself too! L&P
DeleteEven after having visited several castles in Denmark it still takes my breath away to see those pictures! That one is gorgeous! I love that you called it "little." I looked it up in my book--that was the one on Funen that I suggested we go see on our way back from Odense but it was closed. Sigh. Another thing to add to my list for next time! (: Love you!
ReplyDeleteYes...it is very kid friendly. The playgrounds are great. It was little on the inside compared to what you have seen....it is too bad we didn't make an effort to get there while you were here!...but it is just more incentive to come back.
DeleteIt looks like Pemberly! You didn't catch a glimpse of the owner did you? :)
ReplyDeleteI was just sure it was the little old man in the row boat on the moat! He was repairing windows and bricks at the base of the castle. :(
ReplyDeleteSo funny it is owner occupied! I thought it looked like Pemberly, too. :) Gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteI don't know....maybe its owner is occupied with taking care of it! It is a very large estate to look after. :-)
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