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travel question about Copenhagen/Malmo
Hi ladies - I posted this on the travel and PCE boards and both places recommended that I post it here too, so...
We're planning a trip to Copenhagen and would like to also visit
Malmo. However, looking at the hotels, it looks like Malmo's hotels are a
LOT cheaper. Is it feasible to stay there while visiting Copenhagen
instead? Or if we stayed, say, 2 nights in Malmo and 3 in Copenhagen,
would we be bored silly in Malmo? I'm just not sure what all there is to
do there. I was thinking of renting a car and maybe driving to Lund or just exploring the countryside but I have no idea if this is worth doing either.
Re: travel question about Copenhagen/Malmo
Well hey there Tar! I happen to live in Lund! I think it's amazing to drive around to see the countryside here. Malm? and Lund are very sleepy areas though so don't expect too much in the way of clubs.
So, to answer your questions in order:
1) Yes, it's totally feasible to stay in Malm? and go back to Copenhagen. HOWEVER, realize that you will be buying a ticket on the train everyday. If you are 2 people, you can get a family ticket which is 189,00 SEK (which, at current exchange rate, is 30USD). That's only a one way. If you buy a round trip, it's obviously more, but the benefit is that you can ride the metro trains and the buses in Copenhagen by just showing that slip. So, you'd basically have to weigh the difference in cost.
2) Three hotels I can recommend in Malm?: Marriott Renaissance, Master Johan, and the Scandic Kramer. They are all around the main squares of Stortorget and Lilla Torg. Lilla Torg is where all of the restaurants hang out. If you are looking for something maybe a bit grittier and cheaper, it's good to go to M?llev?ngen area.
3) There are clubs, but they are hard to find.
4) Stores close by about 6 or 7pm, at the latest. However, walking through the old cemetery (I know it sounds creepy, but it is gorgeous) or around V?stra Hamnen to see the Turning Torso at night is amazing.
5) Lund is one of the oldest university towns in Europe, and when the students are around it has a really young vibe. Again, there are not any clubs (they keep these to fraternity/sorority-like houses). But, one of my favorite places is the Lunds Kulturen. It's an outdoor museum that shows houses and the way people lived throughout time in the Sk?ne area.
6) Areas of interest outside of Lund are:
- Sofiero castle and gardens. Really depends on the time of year in which you go, but I hear they are amazing. I haven't been yet. We were going to go this summer, but it's done nothing but rain.
- ?le Stennar is a monolith site on the Baltic coast. Really beautiful views but not much else around there. We like to continue north towards Kristianstad to see some great views.
- Glimmingehus Slott is one of the best preserved medieval castles in Sweden. Definitely worth the drive out to find it.
7) Along the coast of the North Sea is the Kullabergs Naturreservet. It's absolutely incredible. You can go hiking all over and it's probably one of the most stunning views I've had here. There's a small town just outside the reserve on a harbor, so you could probably find a place to stay there.
8) Helsingborg is a nice little town to visit for a day, and then take the ferry over the Helsingor (on the Dutch side) to see Kronoborg castle, touted as the "MacBeth" castle. If you are into Modern art at all, there's an amazing museum near there called the Louisiana. Really phenomenal displays and a really good restaurant as well.
It's super easy to drive in Sweden, and I really recommend it. Definitely rent a car on this side of the water though!
To check train schedules and prices in Sweden, use http://www.skanetrafiken.se
Hope that helps!
Wedding stuff.
Thank you so much! That is awesome and so very helpful!
We are definitely not club kind of people so that doesn't make much of a difference to me. We're more into just getting lost and seeing what we find along the way. So I think you have talked me into renting a car and spending 2 nights in Sweden instead of one
Thanks again!
Wedding stuff.
If you don't mind taking the train, I'd recommend staying pretty much anywhere outside of CPH. It's really expensive in the city, but it's really easy to get in from Malm?, Roskilde, Fredrikssund, Helsing?r, or really anywhere that regional or S-trains go. If you were planning to go to Malm? anyway, sounds like a good idea.
Oh no you didn't! SNIPPY!!!