surfinjim Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Have the opportunity to go to Malmo via Copenhagen in a couple of months. (Late May/early June) Any one any experiences of the places, and if so good or bad. Pricey or not? Any flight advice? Anything for the kids to do (under 5's), especially in Malmo. Any advice appreciated Cheers Jim:thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phanerothyme Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Fly SAS from manchester to copenhagen - an early booking is around 150 quid or so. You can fly ryanair to Sturup, but it will take you longer to get into town and you mustn't miss Copenhagen Airport - just the most relaxed, airy and pleasant airport I've ever visited. The Köpenhamn - Malmö train is very quick and takes you across the astounding bridge straight into Malmö central station. Malmö is pretty good for kids. A trip to the museums went down well with my then 3 year old. We went two days running (the weather was ****e) and he still talks about it. The technical museum has a whole submarine as an extension, and a fun exploratorium on the top floor. Malmöhus museum has tens of thousands of glass cases full of exhibits, if you like that sort of thing, but also a reasonable aquarium, a good cafe, and of course it's in castle and surrounded by a moat. Lots of Parks in Malmö, and a big long beach too. I'd buy the rough guide to Sweden and rent a car (from a Statoil petrol station - state owned and cheaper than most) and explore the surroundings. Österlen (the eastern coast of the southern tip of Sweden) is beautiful, and has miles and miles of golden beaches, wild meadows, beech forests, and no laws of trespass. You can go where you want and even camp out where you want. Copenhagen is much more cosmopolitan (although Malmö is catching up now the bridge is in place) and the obvious suggestion would be a day at the Tivoli gardens - a funfair for the kids, but a pleasant enough place for the adults to sup beer, eat and be merry too. Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfinjim Posted December 29, 2006 Author Share Posted December 29, 2006 Fly SAS from manchester to copenhagen - an early booking is around 150 quid or so. You can fly ryanair to Sturup, but it will take you longer to get into town and you mustn't miss Copenhagen Airport - just the most relaxed, airy and pleasant airport I've ever visited. The Köpenhamn - Malmö train is very quick and takes you across the astounding bridge straight into Malmö central station. Malmö is pretty good for kids. A trip to the museums went down well with my then 3 year old. We went two days running (the weather was ****e) and he still talks about it. The technical museum has a whole submarine as an extension, and a fun exploratorium on the top floor. Malmöhus museum has tens of thousands of glass cases full of exhibits, if you like that sort of thing, but also a reasonable aquarium, a good cafe, and of course it's in castle and surrounded by a moat. Lots of Parks in Malmö, and a big long beach too. I'd buy the rough guide to Sweden and rent a car (from a Statoil petrol station - state owned and cheaper than most) and explore the surroundings. Österlen (the eastern coast of the southern tip of Sweden) is beautiful, and has miles and miles of golden beaches, wild meadows, beech forests, and no laws of trespass. You can go where you want and even camp out where you want. Copenhagen is much more cosmopolitan (although Malmö is catching up now the bridge is in place) and the obvious suggestion would be a day at the Tivoli gardens - a funfair for the kids, but a pleasant enough place for the adults to sup beer, eat and be merry too. Have fun! Thanks for the tips. It's probably only going to be for 2 nights so will be alot to cram in. Have flights sought of booked so far with Easyjet. £185 all in for 3 and an infant from Stanstead. Bit of a way round but can't knock the price. Cheers Jim:thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angle20 Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Copenhagen is a relatively quiet place compared to a lot of other capital/major cities. The Tivoli Gardens are a focus for leisure activity - with restaurants and bars as well as children's entertainments. As Phanerothyme mentions, the train connection across the Oresund Bridge is very good. The old university town of Lund, close to Malmo, is of sightseeing interest (though not necessarily for children). In Scandinavia things tend to be dearer rather than cheaper (not least beer!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfinjim Posted December 29, 2006 Author Share Posted December 29, 2006 Copenhagen is a relatively quiet place compared to a lot of other capital/major cities. The Tivoli Gardens are a focus for leisure activity - with restaurants and bars as well as children's entertainments. As Phanerothyme mentions, the train connection across the Oresund Bridge is very good. The old university town of Lund, close to Malmo, is of sightseeing interest (though not necessarily for children). In Scandinavia things tend to be dearer rather than cheaper (not least beer!) Cheers angle20 With 2 under 5's in tow, I don't think a night of heavy clubbing would be possibly anyway. I really fancy it, but got to persuade Mrs Surfin it will be slightly more interesting and cheaper than Centre Parcs at Sherwood Forest!!! Jim:thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHAIRBOY Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 I had a round tour of Scandinavia in 1981 and always feel comfortable there, especially Stockholm. The road bridge wasn't built then but I've seen it subsequently from the air. I travelled by hovercraft from Copenhagen to Malmo which didn't take long. My time in Malmo was spent at the stadium, as the football team at that time had a successful English coach, and can't recall much more of note. Copenhagen is quite pleasant, I visited Lund on a final day of seven weeks! Nice cathedral but that's about it. I flew SAS from Manchester to Kastrup which is the main airport. Not a great fan of these cheap flights 'outposts' and don't intend to use Stansted again with their wheelchair policies. I know I've responded to your question with a 'yes' to both, but the other replies are more update and relevant. With the young children, concentrate on Copenhagen but it's basically tourists walking with cameras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phanerothyme Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 In Scandinavia things tend to be dearer rather than cheaper (not least beer!) Although since the Euro football cup was held in Sweden they've liberalised their alcohol policy, and you can now sup beer by the half liter on Lilla Torg and buy wine in spuermarkets! A Lunch menu (table de hote) is pretty cheap nowadays, and with the current exchange rates (13 kronor to the pound) not unreasonable. Think London prices. Two days in Malmö/Copenhagen? I'd say do Copenhagen & Tivoli one day, and Malmo museums and Gamla Stan or the beach the next. Also , get the rough guides, they list plenty of unusual and interesting things, beyond the usual tour guides. They do canal trips in Malmö too, and pedalos - but don't pedal out into the main harbour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaFan Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Copenhagen is a lovely city in my opinion. Very laid-back and good for just pottering about (although the kids may not agree). I'm sure they'll enjoy Tivoli, and although it might seem a bit touristy, the boat rides around the harbour (havn) are worth doing. Depending on how long you're going for (and your sea legs), getting the ferry from Copenhagen to Bornholm is definitely worth it. Lovely little island, ideal for camping etc. Whilst in Copenhagen, make sure you have a Gammeldansk Isvafler (Old Danish Waffle-ice). Superb ice creams, and pretty enormous too. Start working on your "ogling without the Mrs. catching you" as well. Swedish and Danish women.... it's like dying and going to heaven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab1 Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 It's pricey alright. but every capital city is for that matter. It is however best in summer because I believe the Tivoli Gardens actually close during the winter season ( but they will be open in March onwards), and the city has far less tourists too at this time, so a bit like Sheffield realy only cleaner. In summer it transforms to one of the best places in Northern Europe, so you'r sure to like it although a bit expensive but hey that's what a holiday is about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessSam Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 They're both lovely places! An ex of mine is Danish so I've been over there quite a lot, Copenhagen is really nice (heh, and the airport is very chilled out too!) As someone said its a bit more expensive but not ridiculously so, just capital city prices. I'd say definitely go to tivoli, its so awesome, gardens/fair/general cool place, great for the whole family I reckon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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