Skåne, coming home …

by sailawaysarantium

… feels different this time.

I left England by plane for Copenhagen. As I’ve done so many times before, I jumped on the train in Copenhagen Denmark, and after 20 min I stepped off in Malmö, Sweden and within minutes I dropped my bags on the floor at my parents flat in central Malmö. I was home again after three years, but home felt different this time. I was here to stay for a month, with plans to really feel what it was like to be here in case I decide to eventually move back to where I was born and raised.

Malmö city …. where parks are plenty… Pildammsparken

I have filled my days with daily walks in the city, drinking strong coffee, eating shrimp sandwiches and smörgåstårtor, lakrits and amazing cheese in abundance.

Where yachtclubs has a different feel…
Where Art and Nature share spaces..
Where parks are strategically placed throughout the city…
Where history is everywhere…
Where every corner of parks has its charm…
Where Parks have witnessed generations of people…
Where parks have space for children…
…. and a game of Boules amongst a group of seasoned people
Where people meet and relax…
Where daycares transport their children on bikes…
A common sight… daycares on bikes..

Malmő Gamla Stan, where people meet after work for a drink and tourists take it all in. Dad’s walk with dad’s pushing toddlers in strollers mid day and mid week, because they can! Dogs are accompanying their owners into many stores.

Pharmacy…
Lilla Torg
Skåne gult
Library
Bike parking
Stroller parking…
Bike service station
Statues are polished…
Bike for hire…
Recycle and compost outside every apartment building…
Conservation of old farms in mid city.
Public roads beach front… access for all!
Turning Torso
Ribborgsborg…
Bath house …
Bath house from 1902.
Where people meet and sauna, swim, sauna and socialize on their lunch break…
Time for a dip..
Fully electric…
Riders and pedestrians have priority throughout the city..
Bikes for all occasions..
Family❤️
A place to skate…
Bi-directional buses… which direction?
Outside the bus and train station
Endless parks scattered all around the city of Malmő…

A day of wandering down memory-lane in LUND…

Dom kyrkan..

What I have missed most…

OST…

And…

Time to leave the city for some country air…

SMÅLAND next stop..

Into the wooded SMÅLAND, with its charm of red buildings…where old never gets old…

An Amazing two days with a childhood friend enjoying wine, cheese and walks through Smålands woods.

Skål och välkomna!

One thought on “Skåne, coming home …”

  1. Wow, you made it all the way home, finally! So much I could say about all this, and questions I could ask, such as what a homecoming must mean to you and your parents after being away for that time. And all the photos of everything, all beautiful. Sweden looks like a wonderful country, a country that makes an effort to take care of it’s people, in so many ways. I am wishing you a super time back home Vind Voman, enjoy every moment, skål!

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