Sarah and I decided that Hamlet and Laertes were pretty cute! While the man playing the Jester was hilarious in his role. Claudius was also well cast as the man had a certain cruel/evil air about him... which is also perhaps just his acting chops! Hopefully he's not actually a cruel and evil man.
The Louisiana Art Museum was in my book of the Top 500 Places to See in the World so I was excited to go there (I'm over 20% of the way to 500!). It was... interesting. Mixed reviews within our group as it was a more contemporary/modern museum and I guess you could say they push the boundaries on art. I didn't get photos of some of the more racy exhibits but I'll do my best to describe them:
- Two naked people (at first we thought they were wax figures but quickly figured out, nope, they are living and breathing) in a doorway where you have to choose which side to face as you walk through and inevitably make contact with them
- A collection of performance art videos by this one woman who layed down on fire, stared at you from a raised platform, and some other odd things
- A video showing another woman who used knives to "play" the "game" where you quickly put the knife in between your spread out fingers, going back and forth trying not to cut your fingers. Except this woman eventually cut herself and then she would repeat the process with all the knives in her arsenal then cut herself in the exact same place. Seemed more like self-mutilation to me? But what do I know
- There was also a video of a group of Baltic women who were just fondling their breasts while standing in a field
As I said... very odd collection. I got some pictures of the less racy art though, as seen below.
This we call "The Log" and it was an example of modern art in our AirBnB. We also are 12yo boys and thought that this sign that translates to "your speed" was funny. And then we had to get a picture of Chimichanga for Jody because they serve her imaginary friend here!
The drive to the castles was a scenic one as we hugged the water. We also encountered random wagons parked in the street. Because that's normal.
Here we have a Game of Thrones version of Kronborg--perhaps they themselves were inspired by this? And then some views as we entered the castle grounds.
Apparently not everyone was ready for my gopro selfie, whoops! I look good though :)
Sarah and I over the ramparts, and then a wide angle view of the castle!
The courtyard was quite pretty but we were distracted by the actors as soon as we entered. Here you can see Hamlet and Laertes practicing their swordmanship.
Then King Claudius was officially announced as King. Laertes was not such a big fan but certainly hid his feelings better than Hamlet. Then we began to walk through the rooms.
We got to see Claudius and Gertrude act a non-Shakespeare scene where they discussed buying more canons. Apparently 26 was not enough, so they were ordering 24 more.
The pretty views from the castle windows of the water! Then the throne room where the king and queen would hold court. We also snapped a pic of Laurence Olivier, who once performed Hamlet in the castle. They had images of all of the people who have performed Hamlet at Kronborg... who knew Michael Caine was one of them as well? Definitely not me.
We hiked to the top of the tower and were blessed with these wonderful views. We even saw a yoga class so that we were reminded to not be such fat kids.
Way up high!
This statue on the left is said to represent a protector of Denmark who will awaken if Denmark is ever in peril and needs his help. Quite the contrast to the pictures of the chapel next to it.
But with all these cannons... do they really need that statue man?
Laertes was quite side to hear of his father's death.
And here we have the Louisiana Museum of Art. The cafe was a brilliant place to get lunch, they had a buffet! And offered wonderful views of the water. After eating we began our tour, and first up was this little room of horrors (my words, not theirs).
As we walked through these pieces, we couldn't help but wonder how exactly these came to be in a museum.
And here we have a sketch and these mosaic? type things. If you look closely, you can see some potentially distrubing images that make up the one on the right.
I did really like this part of the downstairs, it was very different than all the nudity and is called the "Gleaming lights of the souls" by Yayoi Kusama. A pretty cool experience with all these hanging lights.
Then we came upon the art that is a little more my speed. See here these perfectly sized rock clogs! And then we have a Picasso here on the right.
And what is a modern museum without some Warhols?
I actually really liked these two pices a lot. I love a good landscape. If only I had a place (and the money) to have something like this on my walls!
Some more views from the gardens of the art museum. We were glad it was such a nice day!
Upon arrival back in Copenhagen, we decided to rent GoBoats and boat through the canals. It was a great choice! Such a fun experience and so thankful to the Danish boys who recommended it.
Our little canal boat. Complete with table for our drinks and snacks. Sarah and I were loving it!
We were able to get up close and personal with some of the other sights. We saw that Paper Island was much more crowded later in the day, so we were glad we avoide that. And then we have the beautiful Opera House!
Group photo on the canals! And then our initial captain Daniel who West successfully later replaced. It was just like a pirate movie! Daniel should be thankful we didn't toss him overboard.
We also saw some swans! And were reminded that swans are quite ugly until they are full grown.
The view of the canals from the canals was truly striking.
All in all, it was a great way to end our day and our time in Copenhagen!
