above Denmark

Although often thought of as simply the country you cross over to get from Germany to Sweden and Norway, the numerous islands - and the ferries and bridges used to connect them - makes Denmark an interesting country for transport enthusiasts. Many ferries used to be designed so that complete trains could roll-on and roll-off them. These have been progressively replaced with long bridges, but there are still many road vehicle ferries.

The cover of this recent book Danmark set fra oven (Denmark seen from above) shows Helsingør (or Elsinore as it is rendered in English), best known for the setting of Shakespeare's Hamlet castle, visible in the foreground. It is also the closest point to Sweden and the ferry terminal for ferries over the narrow strait to Helsingborg in Sweden (see earlier post) is just above it.

The rest of the book contains similar, generous-sized photos of cities, towns, villages, lakes, wooded areas, countryside and small islands in sunny conditions (plus a handful of evening scenes) and they are quite appealing - the Danes seem to have compensated for the flatness of their country with pretty villages. The photos have been corrected for dust and uv haze, something that often mars such books. It has has 272 pages in 250 x 275 mm format, hardcovered.

A better view of Helsingør railway station visible in the above picture - this could almost be mistaken for a castle in its own right.