After having left Falun so quickly I was about to return after my visit to Halden. It seemed however to take me more time to get there than to be there.  Finding it more time effective to go further south, I opted for Helsingborg and Lund as a final of my trip. 

 

Helsingborg has for me just been a "passing by town" on interrail trips in my twenties, looking out the window when the train got onto the ferry and the adventure could start for real... After all the years, it was very nice to now explore this city more than just from the train window.

 

The first sight of the day was Kärnan, a royal tower that once served as a home, guard, and defence within a stronghold.

 

A 20 minutes walk brought me to Fredriksdal's open museum with an ancient Helsingborg town quarter, country houses and a manor. It was the owner, Gisela Trapp, that, according to the will of her late and beloved husband, gave the manor to the town of Helsingborg in 1918, with the purpose of being used as an open air museum. New buildings have been added throughout the years.

 

Before leaving Helsingborg for Lund I had a cappuccino at the town's own coffee company, founded in 1886.The text in the first photo is the announcement of the coffee shop to open the following day...