Monday morning Collin had to go to work. The rest of us slept in and then my mom and I went for a nice run through the Have. After a relaxing morning we took the train out to Måløv to have lunch with Collin and so I could show my parents where I work.
After lunch we took the train back into the center of Copenhagen where we visited the Rosenborg Slot, a summerhouse built for King Christian IV in 1606 which now currently holds all the crown jewels. The castle is surrounded by the beautiful Rosenborg gardens, Denmark's oldest royal garden.
That night while Collin was suffering through his infamously awful, blogged-about, Danish lessons my parents and I tried the Italian restaurant below my apartment. It was not too exciting, but at least it was close to home!
Day 4 of the Visit.
On Tuesday Collin once again had to work, so my parents and I took the train over the øresund bridge that connects Denmark to Sweden. First there is a 4 km tunnel that ends at an artificial island, followed by the 8 km bridge. The bridge opened in 2000 and is the longest road/rail bridge in Europe.
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| photo courtesy of the wiki page |
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| aboard the train |
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| view from the window |
The following are all pictures from Malmo.
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| Diana statue. There was a dalmation here that was very scared of the statue despite his owner trying to get him to go near it (that is her on the right side of the picture) It was pretty amusing. |
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| The famous twisty building of Malmo "Turning Torso" that can literally be seen from everywhere you are |
The highlight of our Malmo trip was lunch at Saltimporten, thanks to a tip from my friend Cristin and Bon Appetit. There was an article in the January issue that she told me about that reviewed a tiny lunch place in Malmo. This place is literally in the middle of nowhere, and we almost turned back multiple times en route because we weren't sure we were going the right way. And then all the sudden the building appears. It looks like an old converted garage. They are only open from 12-2 M-F and only serve two items...their rotating soup/stew along with a vegetarian alternative. The day we were there it was torsk (cod) stew with parsnips and egg and lots of fresh herbs. We arrived around 11:40 but luckily they were open and a few people were already in line. You cut yourself some bread and then order any extra beverages (other than water) as well as the number of soups you want. Then you take your food and sit at long communal tables. By the time we were halfway through eating, the line was out the door and around the building. I'm not sure where all these people were coming from since we were clearly in the middle of some industrial dock area but it was definitely a popular place, and well-worth the 30 min trip across the sound.
Also, while in Malmo we saw them setting up for Eurovision. At the time we had no idea what it was. I have since found out it is on a huge European singing contest that started in the 50s. Past winners include ABBA in 1974 (sing "Waterloo") and Celine Dion in 1988. The contest actually just had the finally last night and the winner was Denmark's own Emmelie de Forest singing "Only Teardrops". This means Denmark will host next year's contest.
Up next....some quieter, relaxing times in Copenhagen, Collin finally joins us in Roskilde, and painting our very own Royal Copenhagen plates. Stay tuned.
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