Från Malmö till Lund innan hemfärd
- Det finns många museer, teatrar och festivaler, där den årliga Malmöfestivalen är mest känd.
- Fotbollslaget Malmö FF har vunnit Allsvenskan flest gånger
- Malmö är känd som 'Parkernas stad'
- Möllevången eller Möllan är ett populärt område med caféer, goda restauranger och marknader
- Ett av Sveriges äldsta bevarade renässansslott [Malmöhus slott] finns i Malmö
- Malmö är den svenska stad som växer snabbast
The first thing...
... we saw in our hotel room in Malmö was two dogs on the bed. They would have looked more innocent side by side...
Malmö, Sweden's third largest city, is conveniently located by the Öresund Bridge to Denmark, and we usually end up staying there overnight before our final leg home.
I like the city, which seems to vibrate with life and is filled with many young people from different cultures. Looking around, I see that the city has people from 180 different countries and half of the population is under thirty-five.
Some information for the curious:
- There are many museums, theatres and festivals, the most famous of which is the annual Malmö Festival.
- The Malmö FF football team has won the Allsvenskan league the most times
- Malmö is known as the city of parks
- Möllevången or Möllan is a popular area with cafés, good restaurants and markets – I have never visited it
- One of Sweden's oldest preserved Renaissance castles [Malmöhus Castle] is located in Malmö – I haven't visited it either.
- Malmö is the fastest growing city in Sweden
The city centre was bustling with life, but we were hungry and headed for the restaurant district.
Some people were teetering around in high heels, while others were shuffling along with their trousers rolled up.
Many people were queuing outside the most popular places, and it took a while before we found somewhere to eat.
The restaurant had hired a troubadour who sang non-stop for two hours – his voice and stamina were very impressive.
We amused ourselves by watching the crowds, not least a family wearing matching caps who ordered large pieces of meat that even the youngest, aged seven, tucked into.
It always fascinates me how many different people there are on earth.
It's liberating!
It's worth mentioning that Malmö [and Skåne] were Danish until the Peace of Roskilde in 1658...
It's so easy to forget how historical power games and conflicts leave their mark on places...
Today's large and bustling Malmö was just a small farming village around the current Triangeln area in the 12th century, where I stayed overnight when I was a member of the university's grading committee at one point.
The city was first mentioned as Malmöhhe, Malmöghae, and Malmhaugar around 1170 – malm means sand.
The city of Malmö itself was founded in the 1250s by the Archbishop of Lund, Jacob Erlandsen.
On Saturday morning, we headed to Lund to get a glimpse of Eleonora's new student flat. Two curious parents on a voyage of discovery.
Just as we turned into her street, the sky opened up above our heads.
There is student accommodation near the ICA supermarket and Eleonora's new home, but Eleo herself has been given a room in a residential area 700 metres away.
The villa has been converted and now has eleven rooms and a kitchen/living room for students.
Eleonora actually has access to her room from 1 August, but we didn't have a key, so we tiptoed around the place hoping to see as much as possible.
Hope no one thought we were burglars.
The back was well protected by blackthorn bushes.
We also took a trip down to the city centre to see how far it is to Juridikum... it turned out to be 2.1 km – probably closer by bike.
Lund is a beautiful city and, as historians, it is always special to visit places with a lot of history. On 22 August, we will help Eleo move – after that, a new era will begin for all of us.
The way home was marked by rain and glimpses of sunshine. We are grateful that the sun came out for a short while while we stopped at “our” Brahe house by the beautiful Lake Vättern.













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