Last Saturday we loaded up our double jogging stroller and boarded a train for quick ride over the Oresund bridge to Malmo, Sweden. The weather was beautiful (this is my new version of beautiful...in Austin I would say sunny and 70s is the definition, but here I am happy with sunny and 50s...).
On the train...
Malmo is a very nice pretty city that is similar to Copenhagen but smaller and less crowded. We had a relaxed agenda and hit the sights we thought the kids would enjoy as well.
First we stopped by St. Peter's Cathedral. The kids were a bit loud so we made it quick.
Then we went to the Great Square where the kids enjoyed playing around the statues.
Walking over to Malmohus Slot (castle) we passed through a really cool square with restaurants/cafes...including TGI Fridays! We have actually seen TGI Fridays in each city we've been to here. I would not pay the $10 a plate they charge in the US for this food, much less the Copenhagen/Malmo/Oslo rates of about $40/plate. Just thought it was interesting....
These are the large gardens around the castle.
What you can't tell from this picture (and I failed to capture it on video) is how mean this goose below is. It was being fed bread from people and would hiss at people between feedings. Very aggressively hiss and chase. And it was mean to the other geese as well. We found it very entertaining.
Here we have arrived at the Malmohus castle/fortress which dates back to the 1300s...with moat and all. We went in and toured some of the castle and went into a little museum inside which strangely was an animal museum and a little aquarium. Fortunately the kids liked it!
Next we took a longer walk closer to the coast to see the famous Turning Torso building. It's the tallest building in the area - it's an apartment house. Very interesting architecture.
Malmo is known for it's beautiful parks. It has 20 themed playgrounds around the city. We went to one right next to the Turning Torso. I don't recall the exact name of it since it was in Swedish but the theme was the sun. Raegan actually went down one of the big slides out of the big sun and was surprised by how fast it was.
The park was a few minutes from the coast so we walked over and found lots of great areas to hang out by the water. We sat there and had a couple beers while the kids played.
In the background here you can see the Oresund bridge we crossed.
No words really to describe this one. This guy was doing his thing in the middle of the Great Square when we walked back through on the way back to the train. Ron of course had to take a picture.
We had to stop and check out a pub before we boarded the train back home...
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