Day: May 10, 2023

Post by Grubb. While we were slurping up our fish stew in a restaurant off a central plaza in downtown Malmo, it was invaded by a mob of teenagers in white captain’s caps.  At first I thought the young crew to a cruise liner had docked and were celebrating a port of call.  Then I found out…

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….

Post by Grubb. Late this morning we walked to the Malmo Art Museum located inside the Malmo Castle, a Renaissance fortress of thick brick surrounded by a moat in the center of the old city.  Their current collection of Swedish artwork took us from the late sixteenth century to the present day.  The colorful modern pieces dispelled…

An apartment complex built in 2005 in Malmo, designed by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. Called “Turning Torso”, sometimes called “Twisted Torso”.

The kardemummabullar pastry of soft sweet dough delicately dusted with cardamom called out for a smooth cappuccino.  This palate pleasing combination was appreciated in a park cafe with the dulcet singsong of Swedish accents in the background.

These busts were seen offsetting each other at the entrance to a university building in Lund.  Neither one is in a joking mood.

My aunt Ruth married Roger Sutherland, son of a Swedish Minnesota farmer, who had a job working for the Feds in the Department of Agriculture.  They had four daughters, blond, athletic, and self-assured.  My friends loved it when my “Swedish cousins” came to visit.  At family get togethers, my father would argue with Roger who had the best…