Malmo - Thursday
The Mayfair Hotel was found after landing in Copenhagen, buying train tickets for Malmo, finding the train, and getting off on the wrong side of the station and having to ask for directions. Anyway the Mayfair Hotel is a building steeped in history. The edifice is over seven hundred years old and has been used for many different roles, but the main building is still working as a restaurant and community hall.
"You will be eating breakfast tomorrow down the stairs in the original part of the building." Words spoken by the amiable and friendly Ann, the receptionist. We can hardly wait to see what is behind the dungeon door!
We did venture outside for a bite to eat. Wow the prices are high. A burger and coffee at TGIF cost us 218 Swedish kroner, at approximately five kroners to the Dollar, that was forty-seven dollars (for two) - just for lunch. I guess we will be loading up at the free breakfast and do the 'two meal a day plan' from now on.
The weather was OK - just. Fifteen degrees but no rain. We have landed at the right time to enjoy Swedish culture. The "Midsummer" Festival is the main cultural event after Christmas. I guess after having a long Winter, little Spring no wonder Summer is a Festival. Celebrated on the Friday of the week nearest to the Solstice, it falls tomorrow. There will be a local Festival in one of the big parks, a couple of miles away. The bonus this year is that the place shuts down on Saturday, to celebrate and that's when Sweden plays Germany in the World Cup. The Festival site also has big screens to carry the event. Methinks it will be bedlam in the park on Saturday.
Didn't take the camera today on our walk so the pics will be up tomorrow.
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