Last day of the Suttstravaganza was yesterday.  It was the first rainy day we’d had the entire trip, almost as if Mother Nature was trying to help ease us out of our fun.

We started off the day with a breakfast at the hotel, which included the best fruit salad I’d had in the entire trip.  Also probably the only fruit salad, but whatever.  We took a trip out of the city to see some of the cool castles.  The first one we went to was Cronborg Castle, which was up north where the straight between Denmark is the narrowest.  Christian IV, who was responsible for practically everything cool in Copenhagen, charged ships to pass through the straight.  The fee was based on the value of the cargo, and the Danes had the right to buy whatever  was in the boat, discouraging the captain from undervaluing their haul.  Pretty crafty.

I wonder if we could encourage people  to fully report their income in the US by having a raffle, where one in every hundred people randomly get a rebate of twice whatever the total they pay is.  Did I just solve all of our financial problems?  Probably.

After  that, we drove around some fancy suburban parts along the waterr, and then goofed around in a city called, I think, Elsinore.  then to Fredensborg castle, which means something like the Castle of Peace.  The king, again Christian IV, probably, made the castle and gave it that name after losing a war to Sweden.  Dad and I didn’t quite understand the connection, but it’s something like the king saying “Hey subjects: sorry I got all of your sons and fathers killed in that war.  If it makes  you feel any better, I’m going to name my new house Peaceville.  We cool now?”

We had to go to the airport straight from that castle.  We got there early enough to give us time to spend our last Danish kroners, which was nice.   I bought some mixed nuts that cost like 6 dollars for about a half a cup, but it used the last of my money, which made it seem reasonable.  I still have some Norwegian money…  so that’s something.

My flight was pleasant, and the hostel I stayed at was…  fine.  It was quiet, but it was kinda dirty and a little stuffy, whatever.  Now I’m at another hostel tonight, and finally I move into my  semi-permanent place near the university.  As usual, here are some pictures.