This would be the first time I would find myself in 3 countries in one day.

I started the early hours of the day at home in Brighton before taking a morning flight to Copenhagen. By lunch time I left Denmark on a train and arrived in Sweden for a day trip to Malmo.

Rather than going straight to Malmo Central Station, I got off the stop before at Triangeln Station. From researching, this was recommended as it’s out of the way of the centre and it gives you the chance to explore from the outside going in, and aesthetically the station is also meant to be nice to walk through.

After checking in at the Hostel in Copenhagen, one of the staff at reception actually said I should get off at Triangeln Station and walk. Unless you’ve got your heart set on doing something, it would be silly not to take advice if you’ve researched, and then been told by someone who knows a place better than you do.

Going through Triangeln Station, it reminded me a bit of Toledo Metro Station in Naples albeit smaller and less art to see. The inside is nice to go through; there were a couple of photographers taking photos of the interior, they would’ve had a field day at Toledo Metro Station if they liked what they saw in here.

Out of Triangeln Station, I walked through Kungsparken on the way to the Turning Torso. Kungsparken is Malmo’s oldest park which has walking paths that runs along and over the Rorsjokanalen Canal. There are parts of the park that have direct access to the Rorsjokanalen, so no need to jump in if you’re keen for a dip.

If you’re planning to spend the day here, I would suggest going to the Turning Torso first. Give or take it’s a 20 minute walk from the centre of Malmo so it’s better to get it out of the way.

The Turning Torso is the largest skyscraper in Scandinavia. The top 2 floors are open to the public to visit for less than 3 weeks of the summer, because it is mainly a residential building with several conference rooms.

It’s a twisty building which twists throughout from top to bottom. I felt a bit dizzy looking at it close up. It was bizarre, I never felt like that from seeing a building. It’s in an area surrounded by modern architecture in the western harbour.

After a bit of exploring through the centre of Malmo, which included seeing St Peter’s Church, I started feeling some pain in my stomach.  It was in the middle of the afternoon, and by this point I hadn’t eaten or had much to drink since I was at Gatwick Airport.

I may have consumed a lot of alcohol before boarding the plane which might have contributed to the pain along with the lack of food.

If you’re starting to feel it, even in the slightest, I would always encourage you to stop for a break and a bit of rest to eat and replenish yourself. It’ll give you a chance to recharge and more importantly you’ll feel better.

I went to Lilla Torg which is a historical market square in the old part of Malmo. It is surrounded by old houses, old apartments, restaurants, bars, cafes and a lot of outdoor seating so options aren’t a problem.

Having tried to find a place that serves Swedish meatballs and failing, I settled for a sandwich at an Italian place called Redfellas and hydrated myself with a lot of water. Even though I usually eat alot, I’m unable to eat huge portions of food after not eating in a long period of time. I suppose that’s my stomach slowly getting use to taking in food again.

Within an hour I started feeling better, and after some more exploring which included seeing Malmo Castle, I went to Clarion Sky Bar for a beer. The Sky Bar has a view far enough to see Copenhagen and the Oresund Bridge.

One thing I should give you a heads up about, there are 2 Clarion Hotels. One is called Clarion Collection Hotel Temperance, and the other one is called Clarion Hotel and Congress Malmo Live (this is the one with the Sky Bar).

I made the mistake of going to the other one first. If you end making the same mistake (even after reading this!), the staff at reception will kindly direct you to the right one which was less than a 5 minute walk away. I’m going to assume they’ve had to redirect people on many occasions.

And just like that, it was almost time to catch the bus back to Copenhagen. Similarly to Pisa, it was easy to see everything without needing to rush around, including spare time to have a wonder. I got lucky with the weather, it’s not often you get to have a warm sunny day trip to Sweden in the middle of October.

Malmo is good for a day trip or even a half day trip. You can spend anywhere between 3 – 6 hours depending how much you want to see and how quick you move.

If you’re going from Copenhagen to Malmo, don’t forget your passport! You’ll be asked to show it on the train when you get into Sweden at one of the stops. Forgetting your passport will mean you’ll be refused entry and turned around.

This might be up for debate depending on what research you do and who you talk to. I would definitely suggest taking a mixture of train and bus if you’re staying in Copenhagen and doing a day trip to Malmo.

Apparently it’s ideal to take the train to Malmo and take a bus back to Copenhagen. On the train you go beneath the bridge and on the bus you go on the bridge. I got lucky on the journey back to Copenhagen because I got to see the sunset going along the bridge. I can’t imagine any of us having many opportunities to see a sunset on a bus journey from one Scandinavian country to another in the middle of October.