AN AFTERNOON UP THE COAST OF SJÆLLAND
Even if you're only in Copenhagen for a short time, make a point of
exploring
the posh and beautiful beach towns that run north of the city up the
coast as
far north as Helsingør, which lies just across Ørsund (The Sound) from
Sweden. These towns are easily reached by car or by train, and the
major
sites along this 30-mile excursion lie within easy walking distance of
the
train stations.
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If you've only time for one attraction, especially if you're an
aficionado of
contemporary art and design, make every possible effort to visit the
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in exclusive Humlebæk. It has
exceptional
rotating exhibitions throughout the year as well as a provocative
permanent
collection. The cafe here is excellent, too, as is the two-level museum
shop.
And from the sculpture-dotted grounds you can stare out across water
toward
Sweden. The work of openly gay artist David Hockney will be shown
October
2001 through the end of January 2002.
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From Louisiana, continue north 12 miles to reach Helsingør, an
attractive
community from which ferry boats sail to Sweden. Helsingør far more
famous as
the site of Konborg Castle, the massive, late-1500s castle that
provided the
setting for William Shakespeare's Hamlet. On your return drive or
train
ride back to Copenhagen, stop by Rungstedlund, the former estate of
Out of
Africa author Karen Blixen (a.k.a. Isak Dinesen). Now a museum, it
contains
memorabilia, manuscripts, and furnishings from her life, and it's
surrounded
by lovely gardens. A bit south of here in the village of Klampenborg,
you can
end this trip with dinner at the see-and-be-seen Restaurant Jacobsen, a
culinary tribute (created in the 1930s) to the master of Danish design.
The
restaurant has been restored to Jacobsen's original designs and styles,
and
it offers a splendid menu of creative Danish cooking.
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