My new host family kicked off my stay in Denmark with a trip to a nearby Castle... and it is gorgeous!
It belongs now to the Count Michael Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille who has expanded the grounds to include several museums, playgrounds, and beautiful gardens. I spent a day there and saw less than half of it!
Here are some snippets....
The Castle:
My tourguide, Viggo
The Castle was built in 1554, and is called Egeskov, "oak wood" in Danish - named for all the oak piles that support the castle.
The castle has 66 rooms.... here's a mini tour!
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| Danish choir in costume of the day shared some music in the | Banqueting Hall. |
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| This Hunting Room. The picture does not do it justice, as there were all sorts of old hunting tools, and all sorts of game, including an African Buffalo, and a tiger (my tour guide didn't give me time to snap photos of those!). |
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| The Governess' Room. She was responsible to teach and bring up the children to be "dutiful and polite". |
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| The Music Room: and the antique square piano. The painting above is the Countess Nonni Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille. |
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| In the attic found a collection of antique toys. This little guy is from 1930. |
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| Outside we the castle we found loads of fun things to try. Here's the whole family playing on the stilts! |
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