In the drawing room is Denys Finch Hatton's favourite chair from the Kenyan farm and the famous gramophone that was his gift to Blixen. Elsewhere in the house is the grandfather clock that played its part in the movie, the French screen with oriental figures that she sometimes used to illustrate her fireside stories and the African brass-bound chest that was given to her by her faithful Somali butler, Farah Aden. Today, and every day, a flower arrangement in Blixen's style sits atop this chest. The house is not large, but every corner holds something of interest. All is as she left it.
Visitors leave by the south-facing door in the east wing.
It is at this door, atop the six entry steps, where Karen Blixen used to stand every night after her return from Africa. From here she would look from her Scandinavian home towards Kenya, a place that had also been her home and which held for her so many sweet but fleeting memories. Ann Wallace is a Toronto writer, and editor of TravelScoop. Runstedlund can be reached by frequent train service from Copenhagen Station. The journey takes about 40 minutes and signs outside the station direct visitors to the museum which is a 10 minute walk away.