Bunden i vejret eller resten i håret!*
We spent an utterly, utterly festive day in Denmark recently! We simply couldn't imagine a better-spent day; we devoted literally the whole day to photographing Danish toilets, checking out syphilis exhibits in museums, and drinking beer!
Actually, we've got UNBELIEVABLE amounts of photos of Danish toilets, so many that we literally don't know where to begin. But we reckon it's always safest, when one is dealing with people prone to OCD, to arrange things either alphabetically or chronologically.
Vil du tale lidt langsommere?**
Since the Danish language is fucked up beyond repair, however, we won't be able to do an alphabetical account of the toilets, and have therefore decided to start with the oldest toilets, at Kronborg Castle.
Hvor er toilettet?***
Turns out that Kronborg, which observant readers will recognise from Hamlet, is full to the brim of Danish toilets!
Mit luftpudefartøj er fyldt med ål!****
* "Bottoms up or the rest in your hair" - only used with friends when very drunk.
** "Could you please speak slower?"
We spent an utterly, utterly festive day in Denmark recently! We simply couldn't imagine a better-spent day; we devoted literally the whole day to photographing Danish toilets, checking out syphilis exhibits in museums, and drinking beer!
Actually, we've got UNBELIEVABLE amounts of photos of Danish toilets, so many that we literally don't know where to begin. But we reckon it's always safest, when one is dealing with people prone to OCD, to arrange things either alphabetically or chronologically.
Vil du tale lidt langsommere?**
Since the Danish language is fucked up beyond repair, however, we won't be able to do an alphabetical account of the toilets, and have therefore decided to start with the oldest toilets, at Kronborg Castle.
Hvor er toilettet?***
Turns out that Kronborg, which observant readers will recognise from Hamlet, is full to the brim of Danish toilets!
Mit luftpudefartøj er fyldt med ål!****
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| A throne fit for the King of Denmark! |
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| For now, it's got a bucket in it (in case adventurous tourists take historical re-enactment a bit too literally?)... |
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| ...but back in the day, a clever construction ensured that the contents of the toilet ended up in a brick cellar. We presume that "cellar emptier" (that is, gong scourer) was not an attractive career prospect for the up-and-coming young castle employee. |
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| A close-up of the brick cellar. |
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| The charming view from the window! |
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| There was also ventilation, thanks to this attractive hole in the ceiling! Hot damn!! |
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| Here's a very festive painting from inside the museum! We have no idea what's going on, but there's naked people, a lion, and a ship with Danish flags! |
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| The cannons are pointing towards Sweden - traditionally, the great enemy. Dannebrogen helpfully fell from the sky, in order to guide and protect the Danes, in Estonia in 1219. |
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| Danes are prone to getting philosophical, especially after a couple of rounds of snaps. |
* "Bottoms up or the rest in your hair" - only used with friends when very drunk.
** "Could you please speak slower?"
*** "Where's the toilet?"
**** "My hovercraft is full of eels."
**** "My hovercraft is full of eels."
Related Reading
Christian IV's toilet at Rosenborg Castle: Blogging Something Rotten
Even more royal Danish bogs: Waltzing around Amalienborg
Another 17th-century toilet: We Receive a Postcard
More castles: Christinehof - A Woman's Er, Bog Is Her, Er, Castle?
Henry VIII favoured brick toilets. Read about one of them in the Historic Toilet Tour of York
More historical toilets: Historical Toilets, Baths and Kitchens - a Useful and Humbling Lesson
More musings on the Danish language: Tømmermænd at Café Jorden, or, Sleepless in Aarhus, or, Fear and Loathing in Jutland
More musings on the Danish language: Tømmermænd at Café Jorden, or, Sleepless in Aarhus, or, Fear and Loathing in Jutland
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