Day 4: Kalmar Castle and Copenhagen
Kalmar Castle
We began the day with a tour of the bay-and-moat-ringed Kalmar Castle. It’s been restored and is used for a variety of functions today. It was important because it was a protection for the first settlers and established a boundary between Denmark and Sweden. We got a guided tour, and the guide told us about epic 7 hour dinners where the hosts would pull pranks on the guests. For example, they’d put a leach in an egg and watch the egg roll as the leach went for the water. They’d also back live birds into pies only to have them fly out when carved. We wondered if that tied back to the nursery rhyme of baking four and twenty blackbirds into a pie. |
A Lobster Festival
Then we hit the road for Copenhagen. On the way, we stopped for a picnic, and simulated the lobster festival. The festival included snaps (shots), reindeer cheese on crackers, sandwiches and dessert. There were even goats. Paul was a big fan of the reindeer cheese!
We also played a version of Rick's name game to get to know our fellow tour members better, and at least learn everyone's names.
Then we hit the road for Copenhagen. On the way, we stopped for a picnic, and simulated the lobster festival. The festival included snaps (shots), reindeer cheese on crackers, sandwiches and dessert. There were even goats. Paul was a big fan of the reindeer cheese!
We also played a version of Rick's name game to get to know our fellow tour members better, and at least learn everyone's names.
On to Copenhagen
After another stop at a truck stop, we traversed the famous Öresund bridge that starts out over water and then descends into a tunnel under the water. In Copenhagen, we did a precision stop and unload. Once checked into our rooms, we had an orientation walk followed by supper. Right before supper, we were entertained by a gentleman acting like Hans Christian Anderson. We got gelato for desert and then walked home. Fun Fact: There are 5 pigs for every Dane in the country. |