Scandinavia - 31.10.12

For Halloween, I dressed up like an Eskimo.  I put 5 layers on the top and 3 layers on the bottom and got on the train to Sweden, the land of Volvo, Ikea, H&M, and many other thriving socialist success stories.  I just went across the really long Øresund Bridge to Malmö, walked around, had lunch, and went back.  It's a lot like Denmark.  There are, however, many interesting statues in Malmö:

When I got back to Copenhagen, I had a few hours until the next train to Hamburg left, so I walked around the city some more.  I've always been a big fan of Hans Christian Andersen (ever since I was about 2 years old), so I decided to go see the little mermaid in the harbor.

She looked quite cold out on that rock on a breezy October afternoon.  I offered her my jacket, but she didn't even acknowledge me.

On the ferry ride I was inside eating pickled herring instead of exposing my face to the Baltic winds.  After a long train ride, I'm back in the middle of nowhere.