Monday, September 13, 2010

Frederiksborg Slot

Recently James, Stephen, Adam (student from Hungary) and I went on a 30 miles (round trip) bike ride to one of Denmarks best castles, Fredericksburg. It was a lot of fun. I'd never ridden that far before but it wasn't too bad. Here are some pictures: 




Stephen, James and Adam






Quick Fix



Our First Sighting













The Flag of Denmark



Cool Gardens







The Castle Entrance







The Castle Court



In the Court

Walking into the 2nd Court






Both Courts



Inside one hall



One of 25 pictures showing the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. This one is of the angel announcing Jesus' birth to the sheppards


The burial and resurrection


By far the most striking room of the castle: the chapel



The chapel was covered in huge wall paintings






Cool stainglass window




This was the 2nd largest room in the castle and probably the most ornate: the ballroom

Slot = castle in danish.

2 comments:

  1. This was totally different than I had pictured....much more modern....I had envisioned very rustic, with rough stone walls, etc....loved the concept of depicting the entire life of Christ in those large paintings....when you say ornate, that is no exaggeration! Wonder who lived there? A king of Denmark? Also looks like you got in a nice ride:) Thanks for sharing!
    love you,
    mom

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  2. NO WAY! THESE PICTURES ARE INCREDIBLE JOSIAH! AHH! I can't believe this is an actual castle! So beautiful! What a great little adventure! (Sorry for all the exclamations)

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