On the Road to Copenhagen

I left Amy in Stockholm. She had another night and booked accommodation in the Ice Hotel... The last few days in Stockholm were cold. Amy and I struggled to get around to all of the museums. I have been here once before so I by-passed the Lewerentz and Asplund architecture because I didn't think Amy would be up for it and I felt I didn't need to see them again. We hit the Museum of Modern Art, Nobel Museum and Nordic Museum instead. I would highly recommend all. Especially the restaurant in the Museum of Modern Art, really good food and reasonably priced. Other time was spent just hanging out in cafes and an afternoon shopping in Södermalm. It was nice to catch up with Amy again. I took a great picture of her eating a bratwurst covered in mashed potato and rolled up in a flat bread with ketchup and onions. Yum-yum...

We had both gone to bed early as I had an 8am train to catch in the morning. At around midnight the hotel fire alarms went off. I've never seen so many pissed off people as we trundled down the stairs and into the lobby only to find out that it was set off by a couple of French Belgians who were smoking in their rooms. Suffice it to say that people were fairly grumpy at breakfast this morning.

I made it into Helsingborg around 2pm. Left my bag at the hostel and went off to find the Dunker's Museum designed by Kim Utzon and opened in 2002. The building houses a concert hall, a shop, a reading room, a restaurant/bar and exhibition spaces all arranged around a central hall with views out towards the harbour and Öresund. I'll have to post photos of it later. Had lunch in the cafe. It was well worth the 114 swedish crowns.



Tomorrow I think I will try to have a leisurely morning before catching the ferry to Helsingor in Denmark. I'll be going to see the Louisiana Museum in Humlebaek before catching another train to Copenhagen.

The Louisiana Museum designed by Jørgen Bo and Wilhelm Wohlert and opened in 1958 is known as "a masterpiece of Danish modern architecture" according to their website.












I was blown away by this museum. The calibur of the exhibitions were exceptional. Well designed, thought provoking and engaging were my first impressions. The setting of the museum was another story. I found myself constantly trying to find a good perspective or angle to take in and look at the building itself to get the big idea. I soon gave up as the museum is completely nestled into the surrounding forest - that's when I realized how dumb I was being. The building was about glazed corridors and passageways, cafe and galleries with framed views of the Oresund. The building was designed from the inside out, a vehicle that would enable people to experience the landscape and forest.