Shakespeare appropriated a myth set in the this castle in Elsinore, Denmark. Although Hamlet never actually lived in this castle it has become the center of a Hamlet centered fastival where each year impressive performances are held. The castle is huge and ornate with a hundred meter ballroom that looks like a terrific venue for a party with a thousand of your closest friends. We took a train from Copenhagen on a beautiful day. Again we relied on the kindness of strangers. Since none of the trains are marked we weren't sure which one to take. A young German man who had actually grown up in Denmark got us on the right train and told us about his childhood being raised by a Danish step-father, not such a happy story. He spoke five languages and spent his time moving from country to country and teaching English.
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