Post by Ella A little store we passed while walking around Gothenburg. Well, you’ll see…
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What’s a city without a canal?
Post by Grubb No city we’ve been to so far.
Soup of the day
Post by Ella In the Haga district, we ducked into a little cafe for coffee and pastry. I left Grubb to order and went to grab a table outside. Grubb comes out with a tray. A small chokaball (intense fudgy chocolate with nuts and rolled in coconut flakes) for me and a big bowl of pea…
Between Malmo and Gothenburg
Post by Ella Bear in mind, these were taken from a high speed train through a train window.
Practical matters: Showers
Post by Ella Yes showers. Love them here. It isn’t that you can’t get these features back in the states (for a premium of course), but here it’s standard. So far. Our shower here in Malmö . The knob at the left end of the bar has two settings: turn the knob up and you…
Uninspired art, sumptuous fish stew
Post by Ella We attempted two museums in Malmö today. Grubb posted about the museum in the castle we visited this morning. Our second museum today, Moderna Museet, was forgettable. Maybe because it was the second museum of the day or maybe nothing captured my attention. As evidence, this is the single photo I took….
What a find in Lund
Post by Ella. The Skissernas Museum – Museum of Artistic Process and Public Art. I’ve never seen anything like it. All the work that goes into creating public art: the sketches, models, schematics, the prep work, where does it all end up? Some brilliant person at Lund University had the idea to collect all these works….
All in a day
Post by Ella. A brief mention for food. I have no pictures. But breakfast was provided by the hotel and what a spread it was. All kinds of breads and cheeses, jams, muesli (thinking of you Wynette and Charlie) with all kinds of add ons like lingon berries, sunflower seeds, etc. juices and smoothies. Eggs….
Didn’t get enough of the Disgusting Food museum?
Post by Ella No pictures of yucky food, I promise. The entrance ticket is a barf bag. And if that isn’t enough, there is a tasting bar at the end where you can play Disgusting Bingo. And partake in a Chile Challenge where the heat ranges from 1.2 million scoville units to off the charts…
Practical matters: Cashless, contactless
Post by Ella We always get some cash from an ATM on arriving in a new country. On this trip, we needn’t have. So far, no cash required anywhere. In fact, payment by card (digital or physical) is preferred and in some places, required. And if you use a physical card, it is always just…
A little view of Malmo
Just a few photos to get an idea of the place.
Out of Denmark, into Sweden
Post by Ella The Oresundstag train serves both sides of the border and the train station one metro stop from our apartment in Copenhagen. All just too easy. We had downloaded the Skånetrafiken app (transportation for all of southern Sweden and also serves the Denmark/Swedish border). We purchased the train ticket to Malmo in the…
Land of the hidden giants
Post by Ella and Grubb. We signed up for an AirBnB “experience” today to explore the giants. The artist, Thomas Dambo built 6 giants out of recycled wood, hidden by forests, lakes, and hilltops in selected places to bring the art outside the walls of the museums and into nature in the West of Copenhagen. …
A moment of reflection
Post by Ella. Today marks 3 years since my father, Joe Sitkin, died. He was 100-1/2 and lived a rich life. Rich in family and friends. Dad had an endless curiosity about everything. My parents were travelers taking every opportunity once we kids were grown. They biked through China in the 70’s, tooled around Europe with…
Danish eclectic cemeteries
Post by Ella. After our expedition to the Louisiana Museum of Art, we thought we’d explore one of the “bros”. There are several neighborhoods around Copenhagen with names that end in “bro”. Grubb arbitrarily picked Norrebro and we hopped on the metro and popped up at a station in the middle of the area. Just…