Around the Sound

This trip also called Oeresundrundt is a 200 SEK train ticket that is valid for two days of travel in areas of Denmark and Sweden that border the Baltic Sea. I had wanted to do this trip for a long time but wanted to wait until the weather was a bit warmer and there was more color. Spring came late but fortunately it had arrived by the last week of May! My best friend Eva from Welzheim, Germany came to visit me and I decided it would be a good idea to take the trip with her. The first day we travelled up the Swedish coast to Helsingborg and took the ferry across to Helsingoer. Here we walked around the cute little town with picturesque little streets like the one with the colorful houses I posted. From there we continued on to two or three more stops where we passed by beautiful Rape fields (the yellow flowers above). We visited the Queen's summer residence and mistakenly entered the premises which had no gate or anything to indicate they were off limits. This discovery was made after the lone guard who neither of us had noticed popped out of hiding and briefly shouted 'NO ENTRY!'. Eva and I nearly had a heart attack, but after a brief laugh we moved on and took a walk through the gardens. The final stop was at this Danish castle. I don't recall the name but the little town was cute but by now Eva and I were exhausted so we headed home.

The second day we stayed in Sweden and travelled first to Helsingborg for some sightseeing and shopping. We had a lovely lax salad lunch with coffee at this adorable little cafe and from there continued to Malmoe. Here we indulged in a little more shopping and took a brief stroll through the center before heading home and enjoying a relaxing evening.