On travels:
I haven't done much travelling since I arrived in Sweden. I'm not even done exploring Lund City since there are always so many nitty gritty issues awaiting my attention. Nevertheless, I've done some exploration around Lund, and also participated in the Österlen Tour organised by Lund University.
So far, I've managed to travel to the following places in Sweden:
Copenhagen:
Copenhagen International Airport, Denmark, where I arrived. My first step on European soil...
Copenhagen Train Station, Denmark, where I took my first train to Lund.
Despite the short contact with Copenhagen now, I'll be back!
Lund City:
Lund is where my university, Lund university is based. It belongs to this particular region called Skåne (pronounced as Skon-ner) at the southern end of Sweden. According to their websites and brochures, Lund is a thousand-year old city which has went under both Danish and Swedish rule.
Now little actually remains to remind us of its medieval past. Currently, it has evolved into a vibrant university town packed with students from all over Sweden as well as foreigners.
The most significant landmark of Lund will be the Lund's Cathedral, considered "...Scandinavia's most distinguished cathedral in the Romanesque style." I was told the cathedral's still active and possibly still Lutheran but being an 'unholy' person, it obviously doesn't interest me much to go on Sundays to find out.
A tall, huge building just before the town centre, it is now a must-see site in Lund and also a gathering point for group outings in Lund.
Mälmo
Mälmo, Sweden's 3rd-largest city, can be said to be the representative city for the region of Skåne. Being a much larger city than Lund, it houses people from all over the place and here one can find a melting pot with different races, different nationalities of people.
Both Malmo and Lund are marked with cathedrals or churches all around, indicative of the strong church influence in this region. This particular day we arrived in Malmo to join the Swedes in their Malmo festival, an annual celebration that lasts for 1 week. Plenty of food and entertainment as per my previous post on the festival. And the nearest IKEA to Lund is located here too...my friends were telling me the Swedish meatballs are damn nice!
Malmo at night is also a romantic place to be at. With the ambient lighting, rows of shops and boutiques, this is a nice place to hang out.
Stenshuvuds National Park
To be continued...
Ystad
To be continued...
Kåseberga
To be continued...
So far, I've managed to travel to the following places in Sweden:
- Copenhagen Airport, Denmark (if you count that as travelling)
- Lund City
- Mälmo City
- Stenshuvuds National Park
- Ystad
- Kåseberga
Copenhagen:
Copenhagen International Airport, Denmark, where I arrived. My first step on European soil...
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| From Departure |
Copenhagen Train Station, Denmark, where I took my first train to Lund.
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| From Departure |
Despite the short contact with Copenhagen now, I'll be back!
Lund City:
Lund is where my university, Lund university is based. It belongs to this particular region called Skåne (pronounced as Skon-ner) at the southern end of Sweden. According to their websites and brochures, Lund is a thousand-year old city which has went under both Danish and Swedish rule.
Now little actually remains to remind us of its medieval past. Currently, it has evolved into a vibrant university town packed with students from all over Sweden as well as foreigners.
The most significant landmark of Lund will be the Lund's Cathedral, considered "...Scandinavia's most distinguished cathedral in the Romanesque style." I was told the cathedral's still active and possibly still Lutheran but being an 'unholy' person, it obviously doesn't interest me much to go on Sundays to find out.
A tall, huge building just before the town centre, it is now a must-see site in Lund and also a gathering point for group outings in Lund.
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| From Aug 20 2008 |
Mälmo
Mälmo, Sweden's 3rd-largest city, can be said to be the representative city for the region of Skåne. Being a much larger city than Lund, it houses people from all over the place and here one can find a melting pot with different races, different nationalities of people.
Both Malmo and Lund are marked with cathedrals or churches all around, indicative of the strong church influence in this region. This particular day we arrived in Malmo to join the Swedes in their Malmo festival, an annual celebration that lasts for 1 week. Plenty of food and entertainment as per my previous post on the festival. And the nearest IKEA to Lund is located here too...my friends were telling me the Swedish meatballs are damn nice!
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| From Aug22 08 |
Malmo at night is also a romantic place to be at. With the ambient lighting, rows of shops and boutiques, this is a nice place to hang out.
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| From Aug22 08 |
Stenshuvuds National Park
To be continued...
Ystad
To be continued...
Kåseberga
To be continued...
2 comments:
Hey, I'm blogging from Lund too... check it out!
how come no more updates? :(
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