Day 54: Milling Around Malmö

It was a lovely day today in Sweden! Between the weather and the vibes, we really had some fun :)

We got up around 8 and gave ourselves a good bit of time to get moving since we had already established at check-in that we would eat breakfast around 9. I think the hotel does this so they don’t have a zillion people all in the breakfast area at once, but I don’t know for sure. Breakfast itself was a delightful spread of the usual meats and cheeses, yogurt, bread/rolls, etc. There was also some eggs, sausages, and bacon available!

Bellies full, the birthday boy (Brandon) took us on a little walk to a beautiful park nearby. The whole thing is about 10 km and can be done by walking a loop. We just kind of puttered around randomly. It was nice and cool this morning, so the walk was PERFECT! There were lots of dogs, and we got to see a really neat old windmill. It looked like it had been partially converted into something you could go in, but the doors all had locks.

The walk in the park then took us across town a little bit to the bus stop. We ended up on a bus that very much resembled one of the high speed trains. It was, in fact, a bus, but it was designed with a kind of pointier nose and looked like the driver could switch from one end of the other to drive the bus the opposite direction once it got to the end of the line. It was pretty nifty! The bus ride took us over to the St. Petri Kirche, which is a beautiful church built during the Middle Ages. There is some INCREDIBLE artwork amongst the already impressive sanctuary. From the church, we went to Malmöhus, which is a lovely castle-turned-museum. We weren’t interested in the museum today, but we walked the castle grounds; we also found a tactile model of the castle! I was so excited!

From the castle, we went back towards the center of town and the central station so we could do a canal tour. The tour, like in Copenhagen, was bilingual, but this one was in Swedish and English (as opposed to Danish and English). We saw many cool buildings and learned lots of fun facts about Malmö, and Sweden, in general. Our tour guide was a lovely young lady who made me laugh with some of her commentary because it reminded me of some of the “disclaimers” I put on things when I definitely have more to say but don’t want to…over express myself (for a lack of better wording).

Brandon found us a place for lunch after the tour called Bullen. We had some very hearty and incredibly flavorful meals. He had a lamb dish that came with potatoes au gratin and bacon wrapped asparagus. I had Swedish meatballs with mashed potatoes, pickled cucumbers, and lingonberries. Everything was incredible! We wandered around for a bit after that, shopping around, before we went to the only other place we were interested in that required an admission fee: The Museum of Disgusting Foods.

The museum is one floor of *primarily* plastic replications of various…delicacies…from around the world. They have one section that discusses a number of food items that are actually toxic or deadly to humans. Some of the items on display come with scent jars (many are cheeses). At the end of the experience, they have about 25 of the 80 total items available to try for yourself. One thing I failed to mention initially is that your ticket to the museum is actually a barf bag you are provided upon payment. Brandon and I both opted to not try anything (we weren’t risking it). After the museum, it was back to the hotel to chill…kind of.

While we both walked back to the hotel, I did not go upstairs to relax. See…one of the things I have seen A LOT of on this trip, besides bikes, is people on electric scooters. They are highly popular and easily located; plus, you can rent them. I was dying to try a scooter, and I wanted to try and find some birthday cupcakes, so I got a scooter outside the hotel and zipped off for a bit. Unfortunately, my cupcake run was unsuccessful :/ But, I had fun scooting (lol).

Following a little more chill time, we grabbed some dinner at an Italian place behind the hotel. It was very good, particularly the garlic bread :) Then, we went back to our room and chilled out for the night. Tomorrow is a big travel day for us, so the post is likely to be a recap of how it all went (fair warning!). Until then, thanks for sticking with us! Enjoy the photos :D