Thursday, 30 July 2009

Two of the most beautiful cities in the world

I am talking about Coppenhagen and Stockholm there, but I'll get to that in a minute.
After I took the night train from Oslo to Malmoe I firstly had a look around in the very early morning. The streets were still abandoned with only the odd workaholics swooping by with their take away coffees in their hand and the odd alcoholic sleeping on a bench with their take away beer cans on the floor. I'd recommend anybody who ever visits Coppenhagen to pop over to Malmoe for a bit. They have a weird skyscraper there, which twists as it's reaching for the sky.
Somehow, it felt very humid and even though it was 7 in the morning and the sun had just reached a position, where it was fully visible, I was sweating. i felt kinda relieved to board the train, even though I had to switch trains once more due to technical problems. Reliability and punctuality do not seem to be part of the Swedish and Norwegian culture. I can only imagine what fuss this would cause in Germany.
Arriving in Coppenhagen I used the internet cafe since it was raining. However, for the duration of my walk through the city centre it was sunny and beautiful. I had a look at the National Museum not because I originally wanted to, but because of the call of nature. The guard there - thinking I came to visit - locked away my backpack because it was very large. So I went for a walk in the museum. I then had a look around the city centre and sat on a wall overlooking a canal and a row of cafes and having my lunch. My lunch by the way is usually very basic. I carry a pot of honey or nutella around with me and then just buy a loaf of bread or a baguette. Very simple but very cheap.
I then went on to meet my host after strolling around in a park.
If you're wondering I usually don't mention the people I meet; that's what my small book is for :) But if you want to have a sample, take a look at www.teufelskerle.dk !
Next day I went on to Stockholm...

2 comments:

Dominic J. Melchior said...

I thought you were gonna spend more time in Sweden... how did you come across those "Teufelskerle"? They look crazzyyyy! :-)

Simon said...

Met them in a park in Copenhagen.

Btw, if you're reading this, Teufelskerle and friends: Keep Rocking! :)