July 6,2025
Our adventure today is to explore 3 town in two countries, Denmark and Sweden. Before this trip I did not realize they were so close and connected with a bridge that enabled workers to live in Sweden and work in Denmark!!
We boarded the bus to begin our adventure and travel about an hour to our first stop Helsingor, also known as Elsinore, is a port city in eastern Denmark. Overlooking the Øresund strait, the 15th-century Kronborg Castle provided the setting for Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” On the pier is “Han,” a polished steel sculpture of a man.(also known as the brother to the little mermaid). The food market is kitschy from its antique furniture for seating to its unique signs and even a fish made from recycled material it is a fun place to relax and grab a bite.
Next we took a ferry to Sweden. It was interesting to drive the bus onto the ferry, Another new adventure but they still would not allow us into the drivers lounge. The view of the castle from the ferry ended up the winning picture.
Once we arrived in Sweden we headed to Lund, Lund is one of Sweden’s oldest cities with over 1,000 years of history. The magnificent cathedral from the 12th century and the world-famous university from the 17th century. Within the cathedral is medieval astronomical clock from 1424. But the best adventure of our time in Lund was having Swedish meatballs at Hotel Royal. They claim to have the best meatballs in the world and even the Royal family of Sweden eat them. I have to admit they were yummy!!!
Malmo was our next stop. As the third-largest city in Sweden, Malmö is the most cosmopolitan one. We walked about but didn’t see a lot of history but did happen upon as “Shoes on Davidshallsbron” or “Way To Go,” a unique art installation on the Davidshallsbron bridge. It features bronze sculptures of shoes, each representing a notable local artist or performer . I did get the opportunity to lead the band in a march…..lol!!!
We did a photo stop at the Twisted Toro a unique apartment complex built by the government to encourage workers from Denmark to move to Malmo.
our last stop of the day was to view the Oresund bridge. The Øresund Bridge is direct link between Denmark and Sweden.The Øresund Bridge opened in 2000. The bridge consists of both a bridge, a tunnel that goes under water and the artificial island Peberholmen. Combined it adds up to a total length of 15.9 km. It was interesting to see the bridge and really fun to drive over the bridge and under the sea to return to Sweden.
After a long day we were tired heading back to our hotel but what a great day adventuring!!
Tomorrow we leave the Scandinavian countries and head to Central Europe with a first stop in Berlin. We will be traveling all day so no blog tomorrow.
Thanks for coming along on my Scandinavian adventure!!!
Hi Mary, just joined your FUN blog…looking forward to next installment! Patty
We took that exact tour 3 years ago, loved it!! I anted to see the twisting torso and do the bridge tunnel, so Lund and Helsingør were added benefits!