Malmo!

 6/21/12

On Thursday evening, we crossed the Oresund Bridge and visited Malmo, Sweden. The trip lasted about thirty minutes, and many of us couldn't pass up the opportunity to visit another country while we were there. We arrived after six, so everything other than the restaurants were closed. Just like in Denmark, the day ends promptly. We had an incredible dinner, though not uniquely "Swedish." I did notice at the portions were much larger than in Denmark, and the prices were a little more reasonable. After we finished our meal, I asked our waitress what we should do. Five minutes later, we were in a cab headed for the beach.

Heading across the Oresund. Wind turbines in the distance.

Canal view

Medieval center of town

Globalization at its best/worst?

Wienerschnitzel, root vegetables, and morel mushroom gravy

German potatoes on the side

We split dessert: passion fruit cheesecake, mocha mousse, and vanilla ice cream.

Can you see the time? Just after 10 p.m. and still light out. It did not get dark until almost 11 (or, in other words, right when we were trying to find a cab back to the train station).

The Turning Torso. Tallest building in Scandinavia and one of the most controversial. Pretty cool that I got to see this, since I studied it in a workshop a couple of summers ago.

Heading back on the train. With Amanda, who looked more Swedish than almost anyone we saw in Malmo.

I know it's blurry--but check out the time. It's 0:01 in the morning (one minute after midnight).