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Location Date Stockholm 1430434800 Helsingborg
1412118000 Malmo 1412118000
Next stop was to take a short ferry ride across to Helsingborg, Sweden. I wanted to have a short visit into Sweden as well as the cross border town Malmo which is almost a Copenhagen suburb. I'd visited Malmo in 2003 with Copenhagen so wanted to see a bit more of the country outside of Stockholm which I'd visited in 2003 and plan to return to at some point.
I had to wait for the 2.30 ferry. It seems to run hourly even though its just a 15 min crossing. Ticket was 30K ($6) and there was a duty free shop for this international crossing.
A large car ferry came and docked but we were actually the smaller passenger ferry that pulled up beside. On boarding there was no passport control and nobody checked for IDs.
As we pulled away there were sea views of Kronborg Castle which sits on the coastline facing Sweden. There were views of the old town and harbour.
Most of the locals were not interested in the view and rushed to the bar. The ferry seemed to be Swedish run as you could tell the blond hair and different features of the staff.
As we pulled in to Helsingborg Sweden I expected giant flags to be waving but there were none. You could see the distinctively different architecture along the coast. City Hall had a large tower and there was a closeby castle tower in the rear.
On arrival again there was no passport control or customs. The striking town hall was directly outside the ferry terminal. The street to the side led to the remains of the castle and its large tower.
Along with the tower the striking feature of the castle remains was its double arched gateway. Sadly this was all that remains of the opposing castle on the Swedish side that would face Kronborg and the Danish coastline.
I had to make it to Malmo and have time to explore before nightfall so I made my way to the train station next to the ferry terminal. There was an interesting church along the way and the city's main shopping street running parallel to the main road.
The next train to Malmo was in about half an hour at 4.12 so I had time to get a chicken nugget pita for 49K ($8). Pricing was on par with Denmark and not at Norwegian levels.
Train ticket to Malmo was 103K ($17) and was just over half an hour passing thru small towns, coastal windfarms, and coloured houses, arriving at 4.56
I had to wait for the 2.30 ferry. It seems to run hourly even though its just a 15 min crossing. Ticket was 30K ($6) and there was a duty free shop for this international crossing.
A large car ferry came and docked but we were actually the smaller passenger ferry that pulled up beside. On boarding there was no passport control and nobody checked for IDs.
As we pulled away there were sea views of Kronborg Castle which sits on the coastline facing Sweden. There were views of the old town and harbour.
Most of the locals were not interested in the view and rushed to the bar. The ferry seemed to be Swedish run as you could tell the blond hair and different features of the staff.
As we pulled in to Helsingborg Sweden I expected giant flags to be waving but there were none. You could see the distinctively different architecture along the coast. City Hall had a large tower and there was a closeby castle tower in the rear.
On arrival again there was no passport control or customs. The striking town hall was directly outside the ferry terminal. The street to the side led to the remains of the castle and its large tower.
Along with the tower the striking feature of the castle remains was its double arched gateway. Sadly this was all that remains of the opposing castle on the Swedish side that would face Kronborg and the Danish coastline.
I had to make it to Malmo and have time to explore before nightfall so I made my way to the train station next to the ferry terminal. There was an interesting church along the way and the city's main shopping street running parallel to the main road.
The next train to Malmo was in about half an hour at 4.12 so I had time to get a chicken nugget pita for 49K ($8). Pricing was on par with Denmark and not at Norwegian levels.
Train ticket to Malmo was 103K ($17) and was just over half an hour passing thru small towns, coastal windfarms, and coloured houses, arriving at 4.56
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