The very final day of our spring break trip, we got the chance to travel to a third country: Sweden! When we planned to come to Copenhagen, we had no idea how easy it would be to travel to Sweden. It turns out it is an easy 50 minute train ride to Sweden's third largest city: Malmo. Malmo isn't very large, but it was the perfect size for a last day detour.
We left right after breakfast so that we could make the most of the day. Thankfully, our hotel was super close to the train station (just a 10 minute walk) and we could take a nonstop train to the center of Malmo. We brought passports, but didn't even need them!
The bridge in the distance is called the Oresund Bridge. It is a part under the water tunnel and part cable bridge that connects Denmark and Sweden. The bridge part is about five miles long and runs to an artificial island called Peberholm. The remaining two miles are under the water in a tunnel (officially the Oresund Tunnel).
Since we only had a few hours, we created a small walking tour for ourselves to make the most of Malmo. Check out the photos below:
This is the Turning Torso. Nothing all that special is in it; just offices. However, until 2022 it was the tallest tower in the Nordic region and still is a building of pride for the region because of its architecture.
This is a nice photo of the port channel. If you look at the back, you can see the tiny red and white lighthouse.
Malmo Castle has a very interesting history. Now it is a museum. However, it was originally a medieval castle that was built around 1526. In the 1800's it was used as a jail and named Malmo Correctionella Arbetshus (Malmo Correctional Workhouse). It was turned into a museum shortly before WWII. However, for a short period during WWII, it held rescued Jews and prisoners from camps.
This old, once in use, windmill is in Kungsparken. It is the oldest park in the region and was beautiful to walk through. It was actually sunny when we went the Malmo (the first day since we had left Poland).
Flowers in Kungsparken.
Lilla torg is the old town square. It has beautiful old, Swedish houses and cobblestone streets. It was just nice to walk down the streets and window shop.
While the trip was short, it the was perfect way to end the best spring break. Tomorrow we head back to Thessaloniki to go back to "normal life," whatever that is.😉
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