My daytrip to Malmö, Sweden in 2013
Today I was going to cross the Øresund Bridge by train and into Sweden to the city of Malmö.
The Øresund Bridge links Denmark to Sweden and was opened in 2000. It is a dual railway/road bridge and is almost 5 miles in length with a 2.5 mile tunnel preceding the bridge from the Danish side. It only cost 78 DKK (approx. 9 Euros) to cross the bridge by train.
The journey time from Copenhagen to Malmö is approximately half an hour.
My day trip to Sweden was to visit the city of Malmö. This is the third largest city in Sweden and the most southernmost city in Sweden.
Me posing next to Malmö City Hall.
In recent years, Malmö has become known for it rape crime wave and has earnt the reputation of the rape capital of Europe. A sad reflection on the failings of modern politicians. Putting this aside, Malmö centre has a number of interesting historic buildings and a castle from a time when this part of Sweden was part of Denmark.
The Swedish flags outside the City Hall.
My visit to Malmö was to start in the city centre in the square.
The city centre had many historic buildings.
Near the square is St Petri (The Church of Saint Peter). It is a Gothic style in which construction started in 1319. It has a 105 metre tall tower.
The Church of Saint Peter is a Gothic style church.
After seeing the church, I was off to Willys supermarket to get my sandwiches. I like Willys.
Willys was very tasty food.
Malmö is the host for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest. This is the yearly contest to find Europe’s worst song and then promote the song in as a song of European unity. The contest is a mismatch of awful singers who had past their time many years ago (or in some cases decades ago).
Malmö is the host for 2013 Eurovision Song Contest.
I was walking around the historic centre of Malmö.
The old buildings of Malmö.
Near the centre of Malmö is the castle.
Malmö Castle is a fortress located in Malmö built in the 1530s.
The castle is now a museum.
This castle replaced the older castle of 1434 by King Eric of Pomerania.
The castle is near the city park.
This charming windmill is in the park near the castle.
It was getting late on the afternoon. I was wearing my newly knitted daisy wooly hat.
Me posing next to the windmill.
I was off to the harbour for the sunset.
A Viking boat in the harbour.
The harbour is a major port for Scandinavian shipping.
The sunset over the lighthouse.
After visiting the harbour, I watched the sunset over the harbour with the Turning Torso tower in the background. The Turning Torso is the tallest skyscraper in Sweden.
The sunset over the harbour with the Turning Torso in the background.
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