Citytrip Copenhagen,
Denmark, April 2018






Day 3
Thursday, April 19th




Today we are going on a day trip to Denmark´s neighbouring country Sweden. From Copenhagen you can take either the bus or the train to Malmö in Sweden. The woman at the hotel desk points this out to us as a tourist attraction.

She recommends taking the bus rather than the train because you can see a lot more of the surrounding area then by train. The train travels underground for a long stretch but the bus takes the bridge, allowing you a clear view across it and the Øresund strait. The Øresund strait is the body of sea in between Denmark and Sweden.




Time table Malmö



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Tickets Malmö

Tickets Malmö





We make sure we have our passports with us, because we were warned that the Swedish border control is strict. No valid papers and you can return to Denmark without setting one foot in Sweden. And now we are off to the bus stop, which is located near the North side of the Central Station in front of the Plaza Hotel. It took some searching because the bus had not yet arrived, and the bus stop does not really stick out. According to the timetable the bus will leave at 10:00 sharp and it will take about an hour to get to Malmö. So, we wait!

When the bus arrives I am surprised to see that it is a very long bus. The number of passengers is only a dozen or so. We have the bus to ourselves.









From the Danish island of Amager, South-East of Copenhagen where Kastrup Airport is located, the Drogden Tunnel runs underneath the sea for four kilometres and surfaces again at the artificial island of Peberholm. From here an eight kilometre long bridge connects Denmark across the Øresund strait with its neighbour Sweden. There are a few random customs checks at the Swedish entrance tollbooths, but not when returning to Denmark. Since January 2016, checks have become significantly more stringent due to the European migrant crisis.

The Øresund Bridge is the longest combined road and rail bridge in Europe. It connects the road and rail networks of Norway and Sweden with those of Central and Western Europe. A data cable also makes the bridge the backbone of internet data transmission between central Europe and Sweden. Construction of the Øresund Bridge began in 1995, with the bridge opening to traffic on 1 July 2000.



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Malmö bus stop

Malmö bus stop



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Coffee break...

Coffee break...



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Dutch "stroopwafels"

Dutch "stroopwafels"



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A difficult choice

A difficult choice



After a quick passport check from a Swedish customs official and one passenger being removed from the bus, we continue our drive to Malmö. The bus stop is the Gustav Adolfs torg, a large square in the centre of Malmö. This will also be the location where to get on the bus for the return trip to Copenhagen. As it turns out, there is a market going on. One eye catcher is the stand where they sell Dutch Stroopwafels. How about that! Now, first things first, a coffee in the sun!

Wandering through Malmö we reach the canal facing the central railway station. Located on the bank of the canal is the office of a company that tours around Malmö by boat. Since the sun is brightly shining this is a good option to see a lot with some explaining added by a tour guide without too much effort.







Malmö by boat





After the boating trip we stroll around at the station. Inside the station is a COOP supermarket that has a great salad bar. You take a tub and fill it with the greens you like. You then go to the checkout where you first put the tub on the scale and determine the weight. This produces a sticker with a barcode, which you scan at the checkout, and then pay for the weight. In front of the central station we sit down and enjoy our refreshing salad while basking in the sun.



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Form/Design Center

Form/Design Center



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Form/Design Center

Form/Design Center



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Form/Design Center

Form/Design Center



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Form/Design Center

Form/Design Center





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Having finished our salad, we wander through the streets and reach Lila torg square in the middle of the old city. A number of houses around the square are build in the old traditional style showing the wooden beam construction. The terraces are filled to the brim with people enjoying the great weather with a glass of beer or wine. On the south side of the square is souvenir shop located in a traditional style building with above the entrance the name "Headmanska garden", and left and right of the entrance on green shields "Form Design Center". As turns out the Form Design Center is an exhibition of the work of upcoming and yet unknown Danish designer students.





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Swedish souvenir: HIS and HERE

Swedish souvenir



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Emmaus Björkå

Emmaus Björkå





By now it is two thirty in the afternoon and we return to the Gustav Adolfs torg square for our return trip to Copenhagen. As we walk towards the bus stop we come across a shop that attracts our attention. The Emmaus Björkå is a second hand goods shop. The description "second hand" usually has a negative ring to it; unjustified though! Many previously owned items can still be put to good use. So we have a browse and find something that can we can use and is a souvenir of our visit to Malmö; two coffee cups with Swedish text on it!

 






Øresund Bridge: returning to Copenhagen













and welcome!







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I have a hotel...

I have a hotel...



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I was there..

I was there..



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Malmö

Malmö



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Malmö

Malmö



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Malmö

Malmö



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Malmö by boat

Malmö by boat



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Malmö by boat

Malmö by boat