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Day: May 8, 2023

Practical matters: Cashless, contactless

Posted on May 8, 2023May 10, 2023 by Ella

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…

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Tribute to Copenhagen metro

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Grubb

Post by Grubb. Leaving Copenhagen this morning, I wanted to make note of how safe the platforms were due to the glass walls that only opened to allow passengers on and off the train when it was stopped.  No Anna Karenina moves here.

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A little view of Malmo

Posted on May 8, 2023July 14, 2023 by Ella

Just a few photos to get an idea of the place.

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Disgusting Foods

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Grubb

Post by Grubb. After our train ride over the bridge from Copenhagen to the Malmo Central station, we took a hike over some canals to the More Hotel in the Vastra Hamnen district.  Although the weather was beautiful, I found myself blundering along the wide thoroughfares periodically stopping to check my whereabouts as if Ella and…

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Out of Denmark, into Sweden

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Ella

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…

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