Wedding rehearsal day for my cousin, Brian. Rode to the harbor with him, his friend Bob (aka our tour guide) and 2 other cousins. We saw the Turning Torso a build that twists 180 degrees from the ground upward. We also had breakfast at Espresso House, a coffee house chain similar to Starbucks. According to … Continue reading Out with fam
Lund
Pronounced loon-d. A college town only 15 minutes north of Malmö by train. My first stop was the Cathedral. Huge church not far from Centraal Station. Skissneras Museum was my favorite stop of the day. Dedicated to the process of creating public art. The majority of the 35,000 piece permanent collection was sketches. Such a … Continue reading Lund
Skåne
Malmö, my current stop, is in Skåne County. Skåne - pronounced scon-uh. Listen here. A province on the west coast of Sweden, close to Copenhagen, Denmark. I'm staying with the parents of my cousin's fiancée. Started the day with a seemingly traditional breakfast of plain yogurt, homemade muesli (I got the recipe), strawberries … Continue reading Skåne
Malmö
Hej. Boarded a 6am flight from Amsterdam to Copenhagen on Monday. Boarded a train at CPH airport and knocked on my cousin's door in Malmö around 10am. We walked the whole afternoon despite the intermittent rain. Nothing but big green parks and well-manicured rose gardens. And a cheeseburger.
Kinderdijk
After Gouda I hopped a bus via Rotterdam to see some windmills. This seriously redeemed a whole day that felt like I was trudging through mud. There were goats! Just hanging out. Like this was next level pastoral.
The Jam 