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Yesterday I came across the famous Øresund Bridge (different one to the photo above) back into Sweden. No passport required.
I'm in Malmö (of The Bridge drama fame). It's raining cats and dogs. I'm glad I packed my Selfridges brolly. Undeterred I decided game on and set off for more walking. Next to the hotel is a 70s mall Caroli. It's light and airy inside, not too big, with a mix of high street stores like H&M and boutiques. It's been recently refurbished and has a living wall inside the centre. A perfect place to shelter (and window shop) on a rainy day. I couldn't resist exploring the supermarket before walking towards the Old Town. The city square is expansive, with pretty flowers, fountains and statues, all bordered by historic buildings such as City Hall. I then walked to the next square to find restaurants and cafés. I needed a hot cup of coffee to counter the wet rain. I sat outside under an awning despite the spits and spots. Time for some culture I went to the form/Design centre, housed in what looks like a former barn or warehouse. I enjoyed browsing The Future is Handmade, My great grandfather’s furniture and work by Designer of the Month, Lisa Hilland. The next street over I stopped at Noir a charming but trendy coffee house. I asked the barista what her colleague was preparing. It sounded so good that I ordered one. It was the Swedish smörgås, similar to the smushi I had yesterday in Copenhagen. This version was made with rye bread, avocado, baby tomatoes, sprouts, chilli flakes and some seeds. Once again it was delicious!
Despite the continued rain I headed for the canal opposite Central Station to pick up a boat tour. We were given transparent rain macs for our open top boat tour of Malmö harbour and canals. We crossed under 22 bridges seeing old, new, industrial, nautical, ugly and beautiful buildings, landscape and water. I arrived back on shore pretty cold so I searched out an eatery at Caroli for a bite to eat. Cecilia, the Swedish girl I'd talked to on the flight to Stockholm had mentioned Valpiano, and by chance there's one here in Malmö. You're given a card and menu while you queue. At the counter you select your pasta, sauce, pizza, etc and then watch whilst they prepare it in front of you. I selected spaghetti al pomodoro with a touch of chilli and basil. It went down well.
I'm all packed for the next leg of my journey - the 1005 to Gothenburg tomorrow morning.
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