Last Saturday, Christopher and I went downtown to check out a festival near the harbor and do a little site-seeing. There are so many cool things to do and see in Helsingborg! It’s really fun to see everything together; I’m enjoying everything for the first time and Christopher has been lucky enough to live here his whole life. I just hope the Pro Football Hall of Fame can compare!

I’ve been wanting to see Kärnan, a medieval tower, since I arrived. Kärnan is the only remaining part of a larger castle of Helsingborg and was built around 1310. Upon entering the tower, there was a long, spiral staircase that seemed to never end. When we encountered other people on the stairs, we had to use the impossibly narrow part near the center of the staircase, which kind of freaked me out. Once we got to the top, the views were breathtaking!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After we took a million pictures at the top of Kärnan, we went down and took a million more. Just kidding, but we did take more and here they are. It’s just too beautiful a city to not share.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next, we headed to the festival which was right by the water. It reminded me of the midway at the Minnesota State Fair in terms of rides and games, but there wasn’t any fried food on a stick. However, there was an ‘American donuts’ vendor and I wanted so badly to ask what made them American. We came for one thing: Hungarian langos. Christopher had been talking these things up all week so we were hoping we would be able to get them. We were in luck! We got the deluxe version: a thicker version of elephant ear type dough covered in sour cream, onions, shrimp, crayfish tails and black caviar. It was SO good! The dough was warm and soft and the toppings were so deliciously salty. It was the perfect lunch after a day downtown!