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To Kronborg or Not to Kronborg? That is the Copenhagen Castle Question.

This week, Jaunted contributor Heidi Atwal will guide you through a series of food and shopping-rich travels through Copenhagen, a quaint European city trafficked by many a bike and artsy hipster. Stay tuned for suggestions on where to eat, hang, drink, and what to see in the city.

Provided that I'd recently seen a staging of Hamlet at London's Globe Theater, it's appropriate that my recent jaunt to Copenhagen concluded with a trip to Kronborg Castle, the supposed site of the Bard's famous work.

Located in Helsingør, approximately a 35-minute train ride outside of the city, the castle is quite easy to get to from Copenhagen's central station, though the journey itself doesn't afford particularly pretty scenery. (The seaside is mainly obscured by shrubbery en route.)

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Much Ado About a Partially Blocked View: Are the Cheap Seats at London's Globe Theatre Worth It?

The quintessential London theatre experience, at least for Bard fanatics, is an afternoon or evening at Shakespeare's Globe. In the open-air structure on the Thames' South Bank, visitors take in stripped-down stagings of the classics. There are no elaborate sets, no breathtakingly beautiful costumes, and the most hard-core—or spendthrift—theatregoers will find themselves standing for three hours or more just as their entertainment-hungry counterparts of yesteryear used to in the Yard.

Those who prefer comfort over historical fidelity can sit of course, on tufted cushions if they so choose. Based on our experience sitting in a slightly cheaper section with partially-blocked views, pinpointing a "bad seat in the house" proves challenging. So, good news for those looking to save a bit of cash on tickets. Just remember this Globe isn't actually the original Globe, but that's a factual matter for Wiki-ing.

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To Be, Or Not To Be Traveling To Shakespeare's Stratford-Upon-Avon?

You literature lovers out there will want to add Stratford-upon-Avon to your geek-out England vacay itinerary, if you haven't already. About 95 miles northwest of London, the slice of merry olde England is most well known for being Shakespeare's hometown. Tourists crowd the streets here to be closer to the Bard, but the place still retains its charm with brick pedestrian-only roads lined with little shops and tearooms, and there's the lovely river where everyone hangs.

Arguable the first spots to hit are the five buildings cared for by The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, all places with major Shakespearean ties. The main draw is the Bard's birthplace, where he also spent the first five years with his lady love Anne Hathaway (not that Anne Hathaway). His home gives you a good glimpse into 16th-century life and you also can wander through the gardens outside.

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