Malmo Trip!

Yesterday I went to Malmo, Sweden with DIS and it was a really awesome time! The day started with me discovering the most amazing bar in Copenhagen. I didn't even have to go inside to know that it's the best bar ever. Just take a look at it:

Boston Sports!

Next we got on the train to go from Copenhagen to Malmo. The train ride pretty short, considering it goes between to cities in two different countries. And we got to go over a really long bridge between Denmark and Sweden. Transportation didn't go as smoothly as it could have. When we got into Sweden, they made an announcement on the train that the train would not be stopping at Malmo central station. Rather we would have to get off at Malmo South Station, which was a half hour or so bus ride away from where we wanted to be. So, inconvenient but not the end of the world.
When we did arrive in Malmo, we saw that it was like Copenhagen in many ways. The buildings and atmosphere were very similar. But it was still cool to walk around. There were a number of cool sculptures, buildings and a ferris wheel. And Malmo, like Copenhagen, was very Christmassy!

The Giving Tree

Marching Band sculpture

City hall or other important building, I think

We spent most of the afternoon just kind of wandering around and looking at the city. We also found time to eat one of the most delicious meals ever! It was a middle eastern buffet, with all sorts of falafel, hummus and other random things that I had never eaten. It was really really delicious and kept me full until bed!

Middle Eastern Buffet. Much more appetizing than it looks.

So, Sweden is also really cold. Much colder than Denmark. (Actually that was probably just a coincidence, since it's like two feet away from Denmark.) But anyway, we decided to go inside a mall and wander around. In the mall, we encountered a mini-procession of people celebrating Santa Lucia, which is a Swedish holiday, where girls dress in white and sing songs and put candles on their heads and eat buns. I'm sure there is also a deeper meaning than that, but I'm not sure. But it was really cool cause these girls (and a few guys) were just standing in the middle of the mall, in white dresses with candles. One girl, had the candles on her head, which looked uncomfortable as she had wax all in her hair. Later we had some Santa Lucia buns, which are a traditional pastry eaten on Santa Lucia.

Santa Lucia in the Mall

Santa Lucia Bun

We wandered around some more at night and saw a lot of really neat things, like this giant lamp in the middle of a square. Then we saw even more Santa Lucia singers! These ones were outside right in the main square and were really amazing and beautiful to listen to. And it started snowing which made it even more beautiful. Here are some photos and a short video of the first song the Santa Lucia girls sang.

Giant Lamp

Ferris Wheel

Santa Lucia on the Balcony