First Hotel Jorgen Kock - Malmo Malmö

... see - a church, a vicarage, a well-to-do farm house, a poor widow's hous (her husband was a drinker and ran off to America), and a blacksmith's house. There was sod on the roofs of several buildings. There were a burgher's house from Malmo, a rich professor's house, a church functionary's house-also a house where a man in trouble with the king hid. We had a nice bus ride back to Malmo and said good-bye to acquaintances who had gone on several tours with us. T

The fun begins! Planning a 20 day self-driving safari into Southern Africa for two people who don't necessarily like the outdoors! We will be a two person circus on 4x4 wheels. So far all we have are plane tickets arriving into Zambia and departing from South Africa (Johannesburg) so it's everything else in between that we need to map out...yikes! Thoughts of booking that pre-packaged safari in a bus of 20 other Swedes is now starting to appeal to me again...

Every year the city of Malmo hosts a big festival that weaves around the different streets of the city center filled with food stands, musicians, and goods for sale. It is much like the Orange County Fair in California, where there are rides and random other things. The coolest thing I saw was a Filipino stand. And of course they sold ...

... to just see the indoor zoo and aquarium, with lots of fish, reptiles, sugar gliders and a few lower primates. We get into the museum exhibits and they're pretty interesting - relics dug up from all different eras. The castle part is awesome and completely random; amongst the opulence of the King's Bedchamber and the medieval weapons in the cannon tower are things like a star chamber, a hall of oddities (complete with stuffed alligators, deformed foetuses and ...

... learn about their cultures and countries. This is such a great experience. I need to get some sleep tonight, so I will put up more pictures tomorrow. Also don't fret, I will have lots more pictures in a few days when I get pictures that I don't have from friends. I know everyone loves to look at pictures! I'll try to keep updating every few days. Cheers! P.S. I learned from Peter Raimann that the elevator without doors I had a picture of earlier is called a 'Paternoster'.

... designer purses (and short skirts believe it or not) just strolling through the city on their bikes. It's really great. I guess that's why everyone here is so slim. It would be fantastic if our Canadian cities were like the Danish cities from that perspective. I also noticed windmills in the city, those that were built to generate energy. Another thing we should also do more of in Canada. There is a huge cemetery right by my hostel. Apparently it is a place of ...

Had a hassel free trip to the airport and flight to Copenhagen. Arrived in the airport and it was a little overwhelming seeing signs everywhere but not being able to understand them! we really were like sheep following those in front! Saw the funniest thing in the airport...a glass cubicle about the size of a public toilet for smokers, they were packed in like sardines all desperate for their puff on a fag. Successfully navigated our way via ...

... and useless information that I find my attention waning to the point that I've forgotten what it is that we were talking about in the first place, but luckily for me, he rambles on to such an extent that I have ample time to catch myself up before I am expected to respond. He also ends all of his sentences with "um" so that I never know if he is finished or not, so many silences are spawned from this. By nightfall, I ...

... the setting of Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'. It's also a UNESCO World Heritage site. We wandered the streets of the town first, marveling at how beautiful all of the architecture is, even the train station was gorgeous. There were many street shops selling their wares, and the people watching was fantastic. Dan spotted a Danish guy that was hugely tall, and saw him duck to go into a shop. Comparing later, Dan found that his own head stood just below the doors ...

... and (Jarod) The Pretender complete 1st season on DVD! Then we were at this so-called county fair & state fair. They reminded me of the Malmö festival; with the carousels and all the greasy fastfood. (By the way, I ate corn dog and I loved it!). But the fair wasnt really all that coz it was mostly about the farmers exhibiting their herd of cattle, vehicles & tools. One of the best moments we had was at the sprint cars ...