Friday, July 5, 2024

2 July 2024 Linkoping: Off to Sweden We Go

 


We left the house at 9:30, took the metro to Copenhagen Station, took a train to Malmo Sweden where we got on the fast train to Linkoping.  We were in Linkoping by 3 PM.  Having done it successfully we probably could have left Copenhagen later in the morning. We were in new territory in Malmo so we wanted a good buffer zone to figure out where we needed to be.  The train ride took us through fields, forests, lakes small and medium sized towns. We brought a picnic lunch to eat on the train.   Linkoping was the forth stop so it was an express train to be sure.   At Linkoping we headed to the Elite Hotel Storra where we checked in and dropped our bags.  We then went to a very nice park just 6 minutes away, the Tradgardsforeningen Park. Lots of flowers and art was found in this park and we spent an hour and a half strolling and bench hopping.  Saw a lifebird by chance, a Fieldfare!



Copenhagen Metro station


Copenhagen train station


On our way to Malmo


Heading out over the water


Sweden!


Malmo Station


A quick stop and then off to Sweden


We found the track


Chatted a bit


Riding the Swedish rails


Farms


Trees growing


Trees no longer growing


High Speed Trains


More old architecture out  the window


Lots of lakes


We made it!


The inside of the elevator


Our third time in Linkoping


It is the 7th largest town in Sweden but still has old world charm


It is 3:10 and we are in our hotel room


It is big


A tall ceiling in the suite room


Dastardly good!


Out for a walk to the park


For sale for 3,300,000 Swedish Kroner


A mouthful of name for a park, Tradgardsfurening, my spelling is missing the special vowel symbols


Flowers for all!


Don't let the Bees get you!


Or the King of Beasts, although he looks a bit sleepy


The love gazebo


Gold duck on top!


Gold hearts on the inside and pictures of Mae West, Marylin Monroe and others


Lovers outside 


A huge tree in the distance


Large fungal growth


Hey hey 


A unique fountain


A huge basset hound

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A Swedish summer garden hut


So bright


A castle spire in the distance


The flowers were in bloom 


Varied types


The whole spectrum of colors


Apples in the trees


Long stone steps up


Very uneven


Art at the top


Perhaps a wartime bunker

Art down low


The Fieldfare is a type of thrush


Old buildings have been brought into the park


To keep the heritage alive


Playing with balls


Another building saved


The gates tot he park


A farewell flower


Gorgeous! 


It has been 2 years and 27 days since we began our Migration