This trip really just fell into my lap! Copenhagen I wanted to visit at some point but was not at the top of my list, but Sweden had not been on my radar. I happen to have to travel there for work winter 2018 and decided to spend some extra days. I’m not a big fan of cold vacations but they can be fun as well. I arrived in Copenhagen in November, and it was roughly 45 degrees. I took the train to Lund, Sweden which was only thirty minutes and four train stops. Lund was a small town but very cute and since it was the holiday season it was decorated and welcoming. I stayed at the newly built Park Inn by Radisson about 10 minutes from the train station in Lund Tetra Pak Area. 

Uber is available there but not popular, most of the times I used uber it took at least 10 minutes for a car so I found myself in a taxi more often than less. Swedish are big for their fresh fish and pastries, I only had fish once, sushi, Thai, an amazing pizza at La Cucina that had egg, prosciutto and bacon, I’m not an egg on my pizza fan but it was yummy. Maybe the wine helped with the taste lol. I also visited Surf Shack for a tasty burger and garlic fries.

Most nights I chilled at my hotel bar but one evening I hit up Harrys for a few drinks, small mellow crowd. One day I took a bike from my hotel and road around town, through the botanical garden, Lundagard Park, past the University’s and Lund cathedral. I drank coffee daily, as Sweden is close to France they have lots of cafes with lovely lattes and all the pastries you can think of. At night I walked through town, which was decorate with Christmas lights. They have a number of bars to stop inside for drinks but not really a party party town. 

Copenhagen, Denmark was a much bigger city than Lund, Sweden. They have lots of shopping near the city center, alley ways full of big name brand stories or small local shops at each turn. They has so many food options on every street it made it hard to decide what to eat. Since it was the holiday time, they had two outside areas set up with outside cooking, tasting areas for meats and cheeses. I had a yummy sausage from an outside grill and I brought several cheeses to bring back home to the states. I took a boat cruise around Copenhagen in 25 degrees that felt more like 15, my nose was red as ever and my face was icy but seeing all the buildings and learning some of the history from the guide was worth sitting in front of the heater for the next hour in my hotel.  

I’ve become a huge fan of Airbnb experiences so I always look up the cities I’m in to book at least one. In Copenhagen I booked a Copenhot experience at 8pm. They had five hot tubs on the ocean dock, with two saunas overlooking the water. The night of my experience it was 42 degrees but sitting in that hot tub looking out at the water was an experience I’m glad I had and think everyone should experience it. They also had wine, beer and light snacks available for purchase. 

In Sweden and Denmark I learned of a coffee shop chain by the name of Espresso House. I enjoyed several flavors of lattes there, but my favorite was the Gingerbread Latte *hmm hmm hmm*. I think I went to this coffee shop five out of my seven days there. Partly because I was so jet lagged that I barely slept for three and a half hours a night.  Cost, for inquiring minds on average breakfast at cafes were between 3 and 6 euros, lunch was no more than 20 euros and dinner depending on taste was no more than 30 euros at most. My hotel in Sweden was roughly 130 euros a night and my Copenhagen hotel was The Square, it was a cute hotel with a lovely cocktail evening every evening. 

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Diamondsharelle 

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