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... nope, just doesn't have the same ring to it.
Anyhow, I'm looking for opinions about places to visit in both Sweden and Denmark. I'll be over there for a couple of weeks come the end of June and beginning of July. Not necessary tourist things (although not barring those necessarily), more of things that people who live there feel are important or interesting.
Planning to spend some time in Smaland, Ostergotland, and Gotland because half of my family originated there (four of my Great-grandparents were Swedish). Denmark on the other hand is purely a whim. One of my friends stated that while most of Scandinavia is very similar, I would be doing myself a disservice by not visiting Denmark while I had the opportunity.
Might put in some applications and see if I can swing some interviews too... because why not?
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As for Denmark, Copenhagen is a very nice city with LOTS of stuff to see and do.
I might be biased (born in Copenhagen, living in Stockholm), but in my opinion, Copenhagen is much more interesting than Stockholm and has a lot more to offer, despite being smaller.
Jörgen will probably disagree, and he owns guns, so I can't say anymore right now... 
Gotland (or more specifically Visby) is definitely worth a visit, though! 
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Johnny J. wrote: Jörgen will probably disagree, and he owns guns, so I can't say anymore right now...
I thought ownership was very limited in both countries.
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It is, but Jörgen has contacts... 
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Only when compared to the US.
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Nope, I'm not disagreeing.
Stockholm is also full of Stockholm natives.
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Being RickZeeland, I like Zealand in Denmark, especially the white cliffs of the island Møn.
I also found the city of Århus very pleasant, especially the ARoS museum is worth a visit: Your rainbow panorama[^]
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I second the white cliffs (or Møns klint[^] as they are called in Danish)
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RickZeeland wrote: ARoS museum is worth a visit: Your rainbow panorama[^]
That looks amazing! Definitely need to visit.
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Ahhh, nations of great seamen. How about visiting a museum with a ship that did not get out of sight of its dock[^]?
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Ah, well, 1300 meters is better than nothing, I guess... 
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Was it not the old problem between the customer and the project team? I think it was the king who knew better than his shipbuilders how many guns you can put onto that ship or how close to the waterline the gunports can be.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Something like that, yes... 
It certainly wasn't the programmers eh, SHIPBUILDERS fault! 
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Naturewise I'd say Norway is totally outstanding. While Denmark is mostly flat.
But it has Europes largest sand dune, and totally amazing beaches, if you don't mind freezing your butt off.
Sweden and Norway are both large countries so you need to plan your trip fairly well.
But to properly try to answer your question you need to tell us what your main interests are with the trip.
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Fair enough and honestly my interests are a little vague but a key goal is being far enough away that work can't contact me, even in an emergency. 
Besides the three regions mentioned (still going through their respective visitor sites), I do want to visit the Museum of Failure. I enjoy any sort of quirky or out of the ordinary museum, districts, or shop. Honestly, anything that would make you stop, look at it and think to yourself "Hmm, what train of thought helped someone arrive at this?" even if it was simply the crazy train.
For example, I was in Paris a few years back and really enjoyed going this one part of the city where a bunch of artists has set up and were selling their pieces. Sort of like an open air farmer's market for art. When I go to art museums, I find myself drawn to the contemporary and modern art sections.
One of the biggest reasons I travel is to get an idea of how people from a completely different region and background view our world. I feel it helps to expand and mature my own worldview as well as serving to remind myself that we're all on this big ball whipping through space together.
Along side that I'd like to take in the culture, a taste of "what it means to be Swedish (or Danish)" if you would. As I mentioned, been researching and submitting applications to companies in Malmö, Stockholm, and Copenhagen (Dev/BA/PM/all around Problem Solver TM). So while trying to plan, I'm also trying to keep things flexible should the opportunity for interviews present itself.
I'm fortunate enough that I don't have anything preventing me from moving to another country to live and work. Been pondering it for a couple years and decided now is the time to move forward and pull the trigger. That said, this is a bit of a dry run for the region. If I can't see myself living there then it doesn't matter how great any theoretical job might be.
Unfortunately think Norway is off the list this go-around due to time constraints. Which sounds like a shame with how you describe it and from what I've seen. I'm an Eagle Scout and have spent months if not years of my life backpacking. Fortunately, my most recent goal is to visit at least one place I've never been to before each year... so maybe next year. 
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Oh the irony. The Museum of Failure has closed.
I would recommend the toilet museum in my hometown if it wasn't for the fact that there is basically nothing else to do there.
Anyway, I agree with Johnny. If you want to visit just one major city, Copenhagen is the better choice.
I'm not going to recommend you to go to Malmö, it's mostly an industrial town.
But just next to it is Lund which is a fairly small medieval student town. It has a great atmosphere.
Visby is a must on your list. Try to visit during the medieval week in the beginning of August. But beware of the lack of hotel rooms.
Unless you don't mind staying in a tent. There are a whole load of people in medival clothes staying in the fields next to the town wall during that week.
More info on the official homepage. Medieval Week on Gotland[^]
One thing you need to keep in mind is that Sweden is a lot like Oregon.
It's full of hipsters and forest. And if you are searching for your roots you'll find enough of both. 
But if you want the essence (of the positive picture) of Sweden you really should visit Mariefred as well.
OT, what type of job are you looking for? (Yes we're hiring)
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Jörgen Andersson wrote: Oh the irony. The Museum of Failure has closed.
Blast, it showed as "Closed" and what time it opens along with normal hours on Google just a few days ago! Now it reads "Permanently Closed". Oh well, at least I've still got the Mustard Museum.
Toilets are pretty fascinating from an engineering standpoint. What we all think of as fairly simple and straight forward design required a lot of thought to solve some very serious problems. Moving forward they are just getting more and more complicated.
Appreciate the advice on Malmö. It was on my list due to proximity to Copenhagen and some of the places I'd applied. Lived in a few industrial towns and they are pretty much all the same with a varying degree of depressing directly related to how much industry remains. Lund might be fun and still close to Denmark!
Medieval week looks kind of like a Renaissance Faire but another year perhaps. I'll be over there from June 22nd - July 6th, need to check the exact dates again.
Forests? Great! The hipsters? I can deal with them so long as I'm allowed to make snarky comments. I live in city much like Portland and we've got our fair share of them, along with the college students, protesters, vegans, Freegans, trust fund children, and millennials.
Jörgen Andersson wrote: OT, what type of job are you looking for? (Yes we're hiring)
Ideally? A BA or Tech PM role but won't shy away from getting my hands dirty with development either. I'll follow up in an email.
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RJOberg wrote: Fair enough and honestly my interests are a little vague but a key goal is being far enough away that work can't contact me, even in an emergency.
Be aware that the Scandinavian countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden) essentially has very good cellphone coverage. If you are carrying your own phone (and it handles the 900 MHz GSM band), there is almost no way to escape
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That is true and the last time I traveled internationally (France) I picked up a local prepaid sim card and popped it into my Pixel 1. That way I had a local number, local data, etc. It also made it much harder to call me and rack up foreign charges on my US number.
Unfortunately it looks like Google Fi covers all three with $0.20 a minute for non-wifi calls and unlimited texting.
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You must not miss the Stockholm Archipelago. It is definitely worth an over-night stay. Do not expect four-star accommodation:
English | Finnhamn[^] Nice and cosy lots of mini treks on the island
STF Möja Hostel - Swedish Tourist Association[^] More "civilized" with more people, more than one restaurant
Hostel in Tullhuset on Huvudskär - Archipelago Foundation[^] My favourite, truly amazing nature. But you bring your own food, and wind-proof clothing, and cook in the shared kitchen.
For day trips google:
Stockolm archipelago and one of [Grinda, Vaxholm, Sandhamn]
The last one does have almost-four-star-rooms
Enjoy!
"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"
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... Thank you! You have no idea how much frustration you just alleviated! You are owed at least one ![Beer | [beer]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/beer.gif) or a nice dram if that's your preference while I'm over on vacation.
One of my friends lived in Stockholm for a few years and she recommended the kayak tours of the archipelago multiple times in the same conversation.
Left it out originally because for the life of me I could not remember the word 'archipelago'. 
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Are paintings by vampires sold in arteries?
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... or something in that vein.
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I doff my capillary to you both
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That sucked.
Software Zen: delete this;
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