Roskilde, Denmark
Besides Hillerod, a day trip to Roskilde came highly recommended by Rick Steeves, the American travel guru whose travel book we used and took with us to Scandinavia.
These three gigantic vases sat in a square in the middle of the city
Roskilde City Hall
The Roskilde Cathedral. I must say, the Danish towns and cities began to resemble their Spanish counterparts. All seemed to have a cathedral.
The nave and altar of the Roskilde Cathedral
A full view of the altar
A rear view of the Roskilde Cathedral
There were many royal sepulchers inside the cathedral. Kings and Queens were laid to rest inside here.
Here were the other royal sepulchers.
And another one.
A view of the cathedral's pulpit and organ
The Vikings were Danes and ship building was one of their occupations. In Roskilde, we saw lots of wooden ships built in numbers on the grounds of the Viking Ship Museum
Taken at the Viking Ship Museum
Marc at the same spot I was right in front of a Viking ship
One man working on a piece for the Viking ship
Next to another Viking ship
Here's how the ship looked like on top
This was a quaint Danish office and factory near the Viking Ship Museum.
Get the drift? I agree. They never smell nice, do they?