Exploring Copenhagen and the Öresund Bridge
Join me on a 4-hour train journey from Copenhagen to Gothenburg, crossing the Öresund Bridge connecting Denmark and Sweden. Along the way, we'll explore the Copenhagen train station and its resemblance to a U.S. station. Plus, learn about a Danish company with several shops in the SF Bay Area.
Elisabeth Bik
Science integrity consultant, PhD. #ImageForensics Currently without cat or blue check, but soccer-mom of godson. She/her. https://t.co/V4MR7WVHiT 🇳🇱🇺🇸
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Today, I will travel by train from Copenhagen to Gothenburg to give a talk at @goteborgsuni tomorrow, invited by @ShahFA_
— Elisabeth Bik is at the Thomas More campus in Geel (@MicrobiomDigest) April 18, 2023
Excited for this 4h train trip, which will cross the Öresund Bridge (8 km / 5 Miles long) connecting Denmark and Sweden. https://t.co/MJ9WJf2jV9 -
Copenhagen train station looks very much like a U.S. station, with two 7-elevens, a Dunking Donuts, Joe and the Juice, McDonalds, and a Starbucks. pic.twitter.com/qr8vpl8pHp
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I stand corrected: Joe and the Juice is actually a Danish company :-) (but with several shops in the SF Bay Area).
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We just crossed the Øresund bridge. I was excited to see this very long bridge, but seen from my train seat this was a bit underwhelming. 🥱
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But I still need to watch The Bridge tv series, which people told me is very good. https://t.co/80hPNkmtOL pic.twitter.com/QpqTZrRJns -
There is pretty decent WiFi on the train so I can get some work done. Yay! pic.twitter.com/APHelBW6EG
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Leaving Malmö station. Police was checking the train, but they skipped our car. pic.twitter.com/zCqtpIMUx5
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Arrival in Lund. pic.twitter.com/4CSHyb8KdG
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Now passing agricultural lands with the typical Swedish farm houses painted in Faru red. That paint color comes from the Falun copper mine, which we visited many years ago. https://t.co/1PUWmcgCIO pic.twitter.com/KuZCyMYzJl
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The train operator just left our train - presumably to be replaced with a new one - and left the door open. I took a quick peek inside. Here is what the operator room looks like.
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Basically a comfy chair, a joystick and a couple of flattened Rubik’s cubes 😁
A nice view too! pic.twitter.com/ei9yybBF39 -
We are moving again with a new driver. We are now approaching Falkenberg, and a poignant poop smell suddenly fills the train. pic.twitter.com/c9vEi89OBK
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We leave Falkenberg behind for hopefully more pleasant smells and views. Although, often the view is a bit limited. pic.twitter.com/bJwEtG6j4a
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Arriving in Varberg. Several small cottages at the edge of the city, a lovely city park with church, and a huge construction site. pic.twitter.com/sQ9fvn5AqZ
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Driving further North, with a glimpse of the sea in the distance. #öresundståg pic.twitter.com/bFpd317VH6
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Arrival at Gothenburg Central Station, which is the oldest, still-in-use railway station in Sweden.
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'During the 19th and early 20th century about one million Swedish emigrants passed through the station in order to get to the harbour' (to America).https://t.co/UtEQXIcK1t pic.twitter.com/mstW6vbdDq