Yet another small but beautiful city, Swedes do a great job of keeping their cities and windows lit throughout a winter of dark days. This was the case in a very literal sense with a giant house lamp in the middle of a city square. Twinkle lights crossed the streets at building rooftops and the city made for beautiful evening walks.
One of my favorite things to do when I don’t have many plans is to simply go, get lost in a new city, and figure out where I actually went later on. On one day off, my friend and I left with this mentality and a vague idea of some of the things we wanted to see. We walked along street after street, made it to the Malmo Castle, discovered a giant windmill in the castle gardens, and made it all the way to the coastline. We discovered that the best chai tea lattes actually come from the Scandinavian chain “Espresso House,” and not from Starbucks. We decided that there is so much more appeal to an Office Depot, or any store for that matter, with a picturesque medieval-style storefront lining cobblestone streets than amidst a big industrial strip mall in the States. We shared a carrot cake muffin, and took the silliest pictures around the city. Its days like these that remind me that planning can… on occasion… be a little overrated. Above all, it felt so nice to finally have a few days off.
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