We are up and out, but not as early as normal. Sort of slept in a bit, then had our breakfast and finally made it to the train station a little after 10. Had a whole day to just wander, so we weren’t in any great rush.
Since we’ve been in Copenhagen before (for 2 days), we decided to take the train to Malmo, Sweden, and explore the town that is known as the city of parks – and they claim to have the largest concentration of restaurants per capita. Sounds like a place for us!
Bought train tickets and then an all day pass for when we got back to Denmark. Train is easy – 30 minutes, across the bridge across the channel, and voila – you’re right in the heart of Malmo. We got a map and info from the train station and headed out to the city’s center square, Stortorget. The town hall is here, and a beautiful little fountain that represents the location of the old city well and a statue of King Charles X.
Next we wandered through lanes and squares, filled with, yes, restaurants! But since we had already had a huge breakfast, we decided to wait until we got back to Copenhagen to snack. We stumbled on a huge park and cemetery – then wound our way up through Kungsparken to the Malmohus castle. It was a gorgeous day to be walking around the lush park. In the 60’s with a stiff, cool breeze – we totally enjoyed the freshness of the day!
In Kungsparken there is a wonderful statue named Diana after the war goddess –A mama bear and a cub, with what looks like the golden goose on their head, and surrounded by 15 bronze deer, with a little gold quiver laying on a shield. It was spectacular and odd and beautiful all in one!
We wound our way to the Malmohus castle – which houses a host of museums, including a special 1920’s display with flapper outfits and history. It’s a really cheap ticket – only about $11 US for both of us, so we spent an hour or so exploring the displays – and viewing the King’s private rooms along with the Cannon tower. Wow – can’t imagine being in the tower (which was more like a dungeon) when those things went off! Talk about hearing loss!
After the castle – we went to the Science and Maritime museum where there were planes and engines on display and a U3 submarine. You could go inside the sub – and literally crawl through hatches to get to the separate sleeping, command and engine rooms. Totally wild- honestly – crawling through that tiny submarine. Can not even imagine being in that thing for more then the 5 minutes we were – and we could get out! Ack!
In an old city full of renaissance buildings and traditional windmills, the one that stands out is the Turning Torso. It’s a huge modern building, that looks like a twisted mass of steel, and gives the impression that it is “turning”. Old and new….
So – after walking off our jet lag and lack of exercise in Malmo, we hit the train station, and headed back to Copenhagen. From the airport, we took a bus the short 10 km to Dragor, a sleepy little seaside village. Very pretty – nice little harbor – it was a beautiful place to wander around and stretch our legs again.
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