We began our morning by boarding a ferry to the island of Vaxholm. Vaxholm is a charming little island with less than 10,000 inhabitants located about an hour’s boat-ride from Stockholm. Our delightful little archipelago cruise took us past the islands of Stockholm and to the north-east. After exploring for a bit, we made our […]
This morning was bittersweet. While we were all very excited to travel to Stockholm, we had to leave behind Malmö and Copenhagen. We awoke bright and early to check out of our rooms and make our way to the train station to begin our journey to Stockholm. Despite the train ride lasting five hours, it […]
Today we visited the Louisiana, a modern art museum just outside of Copenhagen. This museum was filled with lots of interesting sculptures and pictures, but we mostly explored the outdoor exhibits since it was such a nice day. The museum was right on the waterfront, so we had a nice view of sailboats gliding through […]
Today we ventured back to Copenhagen to explore the city with our Copenhagen cards. First, we took a trip to Den Blå Planet, Northern Europe’s largest aquarium. There were tons of colorful and interesting fish, it felt difficult to see everything the aquarium had to offer in such limited time. We left and wandered around […]
Today we took a trip to the town of Lund in Sweden. It fit my mental picture of a typical Swedish town perfectly! Our first stop in this small town was St. Jakob’s Stenugnsbageri [Bakery & Café], where I had an americano and some of the freshest and best-tasting baked goods I’ve ever had. Given […]
We awoke early this morning so we could get from our dorm in Malmö across the bridge to Copenhagen as quickly as possible. After spending most of our morning getting into the city and getting our bearings, we ate lunch and enjoyed some champagne by Nyhavn. Following that, we wandered around for a short while […]
We started our day by discussing Scandinavian attitudes toward biking after reading a chapter about Copenhagen’s biking system. The idea of Danes and Swedes bicycling everywhere in their picturesque cities and towns isn’t just a stereotype; it’s the real deal. In Copenhagen, there are more bikes than cars, and in the central part of the […]
Today we spent some quality time with our wonderful hosts at Malmö Högskola. After enjoying a lunch of apple and smoked salmon salad, we were given a tour of Malmö University’s library and computer facilities and were introduced to our ESN guides. We then were given short but very interesting lectures introducing us to the […]
After traveling more than 4,080 miles, I’ve successfully made it to Malmö, Sweden. As I write this, I’m nearing 23 straight hours with no sleep (six hour time changes are hard, especially when you have difficulty sleeping on planes!), but I still feel too excited to get any shut-eye. This marks my second time traveling […]