Sweden 🇸🇪 & Denmark 🇩🇰 ²⁰²⁴

En Route to Europe

The Grand Hotel is a 100-year-old hotel in the south of Sweden

Art Nouveau-style interiors

Cathedral of the Lutheran Church of Sweden in Skåne.

Horologium Mirabile Lundense: The clock displays a medieval concept of time, based on a geocentric idea of the universe.

The crypt features stone arches, pillars, and vaulted ceilings typical of Romanesque architecture.

The crypt has a long history, dating back to the original construction of the cathedral. It served various purposes over the centuries, including as a burial place for bishops and other prominent figures, as well as a place of worship and reflection.

Cathedral, with its majestic towers and altar that dates back to 1398.

The construction of the Cathedral began in 1081, initiated by the Danish king Canute the Holy.

One of Northern Europe's oldest universities. The university is located in the Swedish province of Skåne. It traces its roots back to 1425

One of Northern Europe's oldest universities. The university is located in the Swedish province of Skåne. It traces its roots back to 1425

Copenhagen Central Station

Caffeine dose before exploring Copenhagen

Copenhagen Hop-On-Hop-Off Bus

The Gefion Fountain is in Langelinie Park, and features a group of animals being driven by the legendary Norse goddess, Gefion. It is the largest monument in Copenhagen and is used as a wishing well. According to an ancient legend, Gefion was the goddess who ploughed the island of Zealand out of Sweden.

Unveiled on 23 August 1913, The Little Mermaid was a gift from Danish brewer Carl Jacobsen to the City of Copenhagen. The sculpture is made of bronze and granite and sits in the water at Langelinie Pier. It was inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s famous fairytale about a mermaid who gives up everything to be united with a young, handsome prince on land.

Colourful, captivating Nyhavn is a 17th-century waterfront, canal and entertainment district in Copenhagen, Denmark. Stretching from Kongens Nytorv to the Inner Harbour just south of the Royal Playhouse, it is lined by brightly coloured 17th and early 18th century townhouses and bars, cafes and restaurants.

Chai-Latte

Stortorget - Historic market square in Malmö

The Stortorget created in 1540 is with 2,500 square meters the largest and also the oldest square in Malmö. Originally it was the largest market square in Northern Europe and is now willingly and often used for big events, such as during the Malmö festival.

Stortorget (the Great Square)

Established in 1856, Malmo Central Station is the main railway station in the Swedish city. Standing on the Southern Main Line, beautiful Malmo canals surround it.

Stockholm City Centre

Old Town (Gamla Stan) is Stockholm's original city centre

Old Town well, in the heart of Gamla Stan, still in use today. This fountain pump, with gargoyles watching the spouts, still functions and is a source of cool, clean water.

Fika: Swedish Princess Cake {Prinsesstårta}

The stone lions in and around Stockholm inner city were designed by Anders Årfelt and placed in 1995 on the streets to stop cars. It is also a symbol for a “strong Stockholm”

Drottninggatan, Stockholm's main shopping street

Drottninggatan, Stockholm's main shopping street

Greenland

The best part of the flight between Canada and Europe is the chance to see Greenland out the window halfway through the flight.