After singing endless rounds of "Wonderful, Wonderful Copehagen! " , Liz and I decided to give the Salty Queen of the Sea and the unfortunate ears of the Danes a little break by venturing northwards to Roskilde. Turned out to be a good decision, Roskilde rocks, even without its reknown Music Festival in Summer ! We had a really good, relaxing time there as it was one of the most scenic areas in Denmark. Everywhere we looked , there were rolling and lush green fields and cool, natural springs . Seems that we had the same thoughts as the ancient founder, old King Ro. Well, we had a field day hunting down all the springs in the region and taking lots of pictures of the pastoral landscape.Other than the famed springs, there was also a large and imposing church that dominated the whole landscape. The church, which we found out much later, was a UNESCO-recognised cathedral called the Roskilde Domkirke . It had hauntingly beautiful artefacts. Yes, beautiful and haunting, all at the same time. The sheer beauty of the golden alter and wooden reliefs all around the Church could steal your breath away for a few seconds. So would the creepily life-like stone likeness of the many statues that lay on the coffins in the many crypts around the church. Yes, you can say that I was spooked by the beauty in the church. So was Liz . So we clung to each other like a koala to a tree the whole time we were there ....making the Danish locals think we were gay and away from China. Well, gay or otherwise, we gals had a good time exploring this place before we proceeded to ol' Hamlet's castle in Helsingor.
Other than Roskilde Domkirke,there's also a supberb Viking and a Psychiatric musuem near the coastal hostel where we lived. No, no, those two are seperate places, there were no demented Viking in those days. Violent , yes, but not demented. Also, there is a lovely, lovely city park or "Byparken" near the Musuems. It's so pastoral than a stream runs through it. You can read more of these places in my " must do " activities...
Yeah, we had a good time at Roskilde. Perhaps, the best thing about this place is its natural beauty. The parks, springs and harbour are the best places to go to to get a little respite from all the lights and all the razzle-dazzle from Copenhagen
- Pros:Pastoral town with lush fields and natural springs. Fascinating past reflected in ancient facades in town. Newly-built hostel just next to Viking musuem.
- Cons:Can't think of anything at the moment.
- In a nutshell:Definitely worth a visit if you're a nature/history buff
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what a stunning altar and interior of the cathedral that I missed seeing inside! I have to find my pics though of the lovely grass roofed old houses just above the harbour as they are missing from my page. the viking museum is excellent - interesting to hear theres a psychiatric museum!
great page! I didnt know about the H.C. Hospital museum and we missed it
It's really funny to read your comments and tips about my hometown Roskilde :-) and I like your photos as well
Great tips Glen!
Spring hopping sounds like fun. I regret not seeing more when I was there. Bee :)
Haunting Pictures by Psychiatric Patients of Saint Hans Hospital deserve due regards.Tribute to the artists & thanks to you.
Liked the 'Bluetooth City' comment!;) Nice pages...Blu
And she told her mother she was going to look at hulks.....
Wonderful page on Roskilde! Thanks for sharing! I'm going to be there soon also;-) Best wishes and happy travelling!
Roskilde is a great place!!
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