{"id":275,"date":"2008-07-08T02:37:37","date_gmt":"2008-07-08T09:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/?p=275"},"modified":"2011-12-24T10:28:29","modified_gmt":"2011-12-24T17:28:29","slug":"rosenborg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/2008\/07\/rosenborg\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosenborg (Kongens Have)"},"content":{"rendered":"

After obtaining bicycles we were suddenly freed to explore pretty much any part of Copenhagen rather easily and quickly. Bikes have a way of getting flat tires, though, and last week I got one. The plan was for me to go to the bike shop and get it fixed while my wife and kids went to visit a place on the map called Kongens Have<\/a>. I would meet up with them after my tire was repaired.<\/p>\n

After wandering around the edges of Kongens Have for a while taking pictures I realized that the fancy building near the center was actually Rosenborg Castle. I first read about Rosenborg in Music & Silence<\/em><\/a>. Stumbling upon it here, basically unplanned, was a pleasant surprise.<\/p>\n

The park around the castle is just as impressive, if not more so, than the castle itself. It includes lots of very different (to American eyes anyway) tree-lined paths, flower gardens, statues, and other curiosities.<\/p>\n

We didn’t go into the castle as the highlight is supposed to be the crown jewels (which you can view in photographs on the internet) and at US$15 per person with an extra $5 fee if you want to take pictures it didn’t seem worth it.<\/p>\n

My favorite part was finding picture angles that were unusual (like from the bottom where Rapunzel’s hair would hit you, or with the moat in view with The Ugly Duckling floating on the water, or with some of the amazing trees framing the castle). I hope you enjoy them.<\/p>\n

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