Category: Scandinavia Sweden

Skanor-Falsterbo

Falsterbo is the best migration site in Sweden. Every autumn millions of migrating birds pass the Falsterbo peninsula. On a good day, thousands of raptors can pass through. If you like bird watching this is the place to go

There are these little beach houses by the 100’s

You can ‘bike the baltic’ if your heart so desires. There are some beautiful areas here. Trelleborgen has viking sites. There might even be Trelleborgs there!
They have Highland cows here

Very Important Honorary Mention

While in Southern Sweden, I learned about

Dag Hammarskjöld
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Dag Hammarskjöld in 1959
2nd Secretary-General of the United Nations
In office
10 April 1953 – 18 September 1961
Preceded by Trygve Lie
Succeeded by U Thant
Personal details
Born Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld
29 July 1905
Jönköping, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
(now Jönköping, Sweden)
Died 18 September 1961(aged 56)
Ndola, Northern Rhodesia, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
(now Ndola, Zambia)
Nationality Swedish
Alma mater Uppsala University
Stockholm University
Signature

Hammarskjöld has been referred to as one of the two best secretaries-general of the United Nations,[2] and his appointment has been mentioned as the most notable success for the UN.[3] United States President John F. Kennedy called Hammarskjöld “the greatest statesman of our century.”[4]

Lund, Sweden

Lund is one of Sweden’s oldest cities.  It was founded by the Danish king Sweyn Forkbeard around the year 990.  Lund is strongly influenced by the university founded in 1666.  It is the perfect city to discover on foot or by bike.

Lund’s Cathedral was built in the Middle Ages – it’s oldest parts are from 1085.
Finn the Giant is found in the crypt.

The astronomical clock dates from the 1440’s.
University Buildings

The Library – was designed in the neo-gothic style by the architect Alfred Hellerstrom and opened to the public in 1907.

The street I walked down

The Botanical Gardens had a great old greenhouse.

Kulturen is an outdoor museum from the Middle Ages to the 1930’s.

I could have lived here

This is a sample of wallpaper designs through time. It looked like a good photo.

More from the city.

I know this doesn’t look like much but it is the sight you see when you come out of the train station. Very serene except usually with bicycles and some cars.

 

More of Malmö…

Øresund Bridge:  The crossing is completed by the 4-kilometre (2.5 mi) Drogden Tunnel from Peberholm to the Danish island of Amager. The Øresund Bridge is the longest combined road and rail bridge in Europe and connects two major metropolitan areas: Copenhagen, the Danish capital city, and the Swedish city of Malmö.

You can’t see it on the photo but you can make out the city of Copenhagen standing where I was.

Waterfront properties

The Twisted Torso Building

Malmö Castle
The first castle was founded in 1434 by King Eric of Pomerania. This structure was partially demolished in early 16th century [1], and a new one was built in its place in the 1530s by King Christian III of Denmark. Historically, this fortress was one of the most important strongholds of Denmark.
The castle was for five years (1568–1573) the prison of James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, third husband of Mary, Queen of Scots (this continues on Wikipedia)(if you want to read more)
Looking out the window in one of the towers
More buildings in the old part of town

The new, reflecting the old

Stockholm

The Vasa, a ship that sunk in the 1600’s and they brought it up and restored it. It was pretty well preserved.

Old Stockholm with narrow streets and interesting buildings.
The Nobel Museum. It was very interesting how it got started and the different categories they have for the prizes.