(wrote this earlier)
On a train back to Korsor from a day spent in Sweden. Now that I've been to three Scandinavian countries, I can tell you there are only subtle differences between them. Honestly, I could have passed on going to Sweden because it was so similar to Denmark. If anything, Malmo, Sweden had a more cosmopolitan feel than Copenhagen and Bergen. But I felt so great on my own! My most cherished times have always been when I was going solo. Even though I didn't explore Sweden by myself, I still had a very interesting time. It took about 25 minutes on train to get to Malmo from Copenhagen, Sweden's third largest city. One thing I noticed was there were a lot of squares and pedestrian shopping streets, much like Copenhagen (if you're ever in Ma
lmo, hit up Stortorget, lots of trendy stores). The best square was called Lilla Torg, which is surrounded by 16th century buildings, a very charming area indeed. If I had any money, lunch there would have been divine. Since I was very short on money, I spent the whole time walking around, taking in the scenary. We passed the City Hall, the Casino Cosmopol in Kungsparken, and walked through a public park called Slottsparken, which opened in 1872. The perfect place for a picnic! Right in Slottsparken is Slottstradgarden, an organic garden with a very nice cafe. I could just imagine my mother spending hours in this place. As we continued on our walking tour, we passed Malmohus Castle, the oldest renaissance castle in Scandinavia. After taking a few pictures (its a museum now, we just saw the exterior) we headed to the pier on the Western Harbour, which seemed to be the popular place amongst the locals. Lots of sunbathing! Then we saw Turning Torso, the highest bulding in Sweden, which has 54 stories. By this time, we were all pretty tired of walking, so we got back on a train to 
Copenhagen. Interestingly enough, there was a Canadian who sat right next to me who was quite the traveler himself. He hadn't been home to Vancouver in four years. For this summer, he planned a 12 country tour through Europe. Ironically, he had lived in Japan as well as Korea so Momoko was very happy to hear someone speaking her language. The oddest part is he'll be in Bangalore this fall (as will I). We've been meeting so many great people on these trips...it's wonderful to chat with world travelers..
And now I'm on a full train headed back to Korsor and can't wait for a good night's rest!
On a train back to Korsor from a day spent in Sweden. Now that I've been to three Scandinavian countries, I can tell you there are only subtle differences between them. Honestly, I could have passed on going to Sweden because it was so similar to Denmark. If anything, Malmo, Sweden had a more cosmopolitan feel than Copenhagen and Bergen. But I felt so great on my own! My most cherished times have always been when I was going solo. Even though I didn't explore Sweden by myself, I still had a very interesting time. It took about 25 minutes on train to get to Malmo from Copenhagen, Sweden's third largest city. One thing I noticed was there were a lot of squares and pedestrian shopping streets, much like Copenhagen (if you're ever in Ma
lmo, hit up Stortorget, lots of trendy stores). The best square was called Lilla Torg, which is surrounded by 16th century buildings, a very charming area indeed. If I had any money, lunch there would have been divine. Since I was very short on money, I spent the whole time walking around, taking in the scenary. We passed the City Hall, the Casino Cosmopol in Kungsparken, and walked through a public park called Slottsparken, which opened in 1872. The perfect place for a picnic! Right in Slottsparken is Slottstradgarden, an organic garden with a very nice cafe. I could just imagine my mother spending hours in this place. As we continued on our walking tour, we passed Malmohus Castle, the oldest renaissance castle in Scandinavia. After taking a few pictures (its a museum now, we just saw the exterior) we headed to the pier on the Western Harbour, which seemed to be the popular place amongst the locals. Lots of sunbathing! Then we saw Turning Torso, the highest bulding in Sweden, which has 54 stories. By this time, we were all pretty tired of walking, so we got back on a train to 
Copenhagen. Interestingly enough, there was a Canadian who sat right next to me who was quite the traveler himself. He hadn't been home to Vancouver in four years. For this summer, he planned a 12 country tour through Europe. Ironically, he had lived in Japan as well as Korea so Momoko was very happy to hear someone speaking her language. The oddest part is he'll be in Bangalore this fall (as will I). We've been meeting so many great people on these trips...it's wonderful to chat with world travelers..And now I'm on a full train headed back to Korsor and can't wait for a good night's rest!
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Ahh you lucky duck traveling through the Kiel! I love your blog and love reading about your insanely-beautiful sounding destinations. Say hi to some Germans for me...
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