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Copenhagen, March 2011

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This is definitely the traffic-free way to get around Copenhagen
This is definitely the traffic-free way to get around Copenhagen		 Half-timbered buildings just off the Stroeget
Half-timbered buildings just off the Stroeget		 In Roskilde, Denmark's first capital; this is the tourist bureau
In Roskilde, Denmark's first capital; this is the tourist bureau		 The town has bloody beginnings, with a quarrel between Canute I, Urf Jarl, and Canute's sister Estrid in 1026
The town has bloody beginnings, with a quarrel between Canute I, Urf Jarl, and Canute's sister Estrid in 1026
Medieval Roskilde was the center of Danish Catholicism, but has been in decline since the Reformation
Medieval Roskilde was the center of Danish Catholicism, but has been in decline since the Reformation		 This is Roskilde's Domkirke, which contains the crypts of most Danish kings and queens
This is Roskilde's Domkirke, which contains the crypts of most Danish kings and queens		 The cathedral is austere but very impressive
The cathedral is austere but very impressive		 Royal tombs in Roskilde Domkirke
Royal tombs in Roskilde Domkirke
The interior is primarily white, but with some painted decorations and trompe d'oeils
The interior is primarily white, but with some painted decorations and trompe d'oeils		 Two and a half years into life in continental Europe, and we are still taken aback by painted church walls
Two and a half years into life in continental Europe, and we are still taken aback by painted church walls		 This one is particularly pleasing
This one is particularly pleasing		 … But here's the real reason for going to Roskilde: five Viking ships, ca. AD 1000, excavated from the bottom of the fjord
… But here's the real reason for going to Roskilde: five Viking ships, ca. AD 1000, excavated from the bottom of the fjord
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