Scandinavian Skies for Me

I have been incredibly lucky in my life to have visited and lived in some amazing cities. Some of my favourites are Sydney, which I have mentioned more than once, Nara in Japan with the breath taking Giant Buddha and very recently Salzburg with its magical Christmas Market. My wife has a wish list of about 20 places that she wants to visit (!) but I have just a few and they are up in the Scandinavian region.

Tromsø in Norway and Reykjavik in Iceland are apparently the best places to base yourself if you want to see the Northern Lights. That would count as one of my biggest remaining ambitions as I have wanted to see them for as long as I can remember. Having the chance to visit a city I know nothing about would definitely be a bonus.

Sweden is a country I want to visit, and I have two places on my list there. First is Stockholm, because I just ABBA visit a particular museum! Once I have finished exploring that city I would move on to Malmo to see the location of one of my favourite ever series, the Swedish/Danish border police thriller Bron (The Bridge). From Malmo, you can cross the titular bridge to Copenhagen, another city that is high on my list and has been since I heard the song ‘Wonderful Copenhagen’ by Danny Kaye on Junior Choice!

Finally, I would love to visit Torshavn in the Faroe Islands, which is a place I have wanted to visit since I met someone from the Faroe Islands about four decades ago! To say it’s a bit out of the way is putting it mildly. It’s perhaps one of the most exposed and rugged cities anywhere, but it would be an incredible adventure.

The title of this post comes from the Billy Joel song from the amazing ‘The Nylon Curtain’ album. Check it out.