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| Oresund Bridge! |
After waiting a bit in the Copenhagen airport, our Swedish friends came for us to take us to Sweden via car. We stopped off in a liquor store to stock up on beer (as we were there for their wedding and they were still in the midst of preparations). They bought us a popular local 'sweet' that had an awful licorice bitter flavour, and then we were off to cross the amazing Øresund Bridge.
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| Reunited and eating yucky snack from Denmark lol |
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| Driving under the sea! |
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| On the bridge heading to Sweden! |
We arrived in
Malmö and were immediately struck by how CLEAN everything was! The city was pristine and had a wonderful balance of historical and modern architecture. Our friends lived in a sweet little apartment right above a bakery, so the scents emanating from there were divine. We were totally shattered from the trip, but they were so excited for us to get underway with the planned festivities that we took the shortest of naps and then got dolled up to go to a party in the city!
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| Malmo |
I almost forgot that we were also advised by our friends that it's really expensive to by drinks in the club. So we were practically forced to drink, drink, drink before we left! We totally didn't mind to be honest, as we got to sample alcohol we never tried before, and even brands that we new had special variations, like special edition Red Bull, etc. Needless to say we were already quite tipsy by the time we left the house.
Being the Caribbean girl that I am, I wore boots and a jacket in the air-conditioned outdoor temperatures (which I'm sure were a cosy warm night for the Swedes). Carlos was very cosy as he's naturally a human radiator.
We took a cab which picked us up right outside the apartment and when we got to the club we were so excited to show the Europeans how we Trini's party!
The venue was really modern and had luxury cars on display inside. There was lots of space and it was also right on the water. It was so refreshing to be able to walk onto the balcony and see the beautiful, calm dark water outside while taking in the crisp night air.
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| "Playing D Ass" |
We danced the night away in true Trini style while taking photos of us being ridiculous and everything else...and I even took a turn as the DJ (ok no but I look believable right!).
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Trini DJ Sensation - DJ Tello
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The next day another bridesmaid arrived and we had a big lovely breakfast with a variety of what we consider gourmet cheeses and fresh breads from the bakery downstairs. We got ready to soak up the warm sun and head to the Ribersborgsstranden beach/dog walk. The sun was out and everyone looked sooooooo happy!
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| Yummy cheeses and breads! |
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| Beautiful happy Swedes everywhere |
The city was immaculate with no litter anywhere, no stray animals (other than a lot of happy ducks) and no one looking like they were homeless or badly off in any way. We felt like we were truly in a 'First World" country and on top of that everyone was tall, lean and beautiful! Was it real? We were questioning it at every step of the way. We even saw a woman walking her cat - YES her CAT on a leash, and we came upon a really cute park with swings and things that we never saw before! So of course we had to stop off there and play like big hardback kids on the people ting. I was reminded of my age when I had minor heart attacks on the swings and a very deceitful tiny merry-go-round that had to have been going at 40 mph at least!!
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Cat walking!
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| Me and Julia (friend's daughter) on the cool swing |
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| Trying to hold on for dear life |
The park was this huge expanse of beautiful green, parallel to the ocean with the bridge in the distance and the famous "turning torso" building - the tallest building in Scandinavia - in the background. The water glittered in the sunlight and there were happy groups of people everywhere with their cute dogs of all shapes and sizes running around. This had to be a dream of some kind. People don't actually look this happy on a regular basis do they? Even the animals were happy! We had a really lovely picnic (bug free!) and then we took a stroll to the water's edge by a marina of sorts.
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| Entrance to the park/beach/marina |
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| Me and Carlos with the Turning Torso behind us |
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| Picnic on the gorgeous grass |
We dipped our toes into the freezing water and were amazed at how everyone just lazed about casually even in their underwear to soak up the precious rays of summer sunshine. There was a very cool glass greenhouse shaped like an egg, and the apartment complexes near the docks were all so modern and chic looking. We really started to understand why Scandinavia was ranked a happier region to live in the world!
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| Marina |
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| Carlos by the Baltic Sea |
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| Dipping my toes in the freezing water! |
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| In front of the cool egg shaped greenhouse |
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