musings of an ohioan who was supposed to be icelandic...

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Bridging Gaps


For those interested in European travel, I just learned of a lovely piece of architecture for if you're ever in the northern countries. It's called the Øresundsbron, or the Öresund Bridge. This bridge (and tunnel) is just a little under 5 miles long and connects Malmö, Sweden (the 3rd largest city in Sweden) and Copenhagen, Denmark crossing the Öresund strait. The bridge-tunnel is a combined rail system and four lane highway featuring an unpopulated artificial island named Peberholm being used as a biological experiment of sorts. And you don't even need a passport!


Malmö



Copenhagen



Seriously, once you get over there it seems like everything is within reach!

1 comment:

Sean P. Morrissey said...

sweden! i'm trying to be an au pair there!