As I have been outside Germany for a while and actually enjoyed that fact, I decided to pursue my PhD abroad again. So the next station (hopefully a little bit longer) will be the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zuerich.

(photo taken from Breeze)

The biggest city in the Öresund region and also the Capitel of Denmark is Copenhagen. The best known sight is probably the little mermaid:

A beatiful view above the city can be found at the Frelsers (Redeemer) church:

And the top of the church:

And finally, a panoramic overview over Copenhagen (click to enlarge):

On the round trip around the Öresund, you will also need to take a ferry boat between Helsingborg and Helsingör (this is where Denmark and Sweden are really close and military conflicts from former times seem easly imaginable).

One the way, we met a ferry boat:

The castle in Denmark (this is where Shakespears Hamlet takes place):

Still aiming at Sweden:

The far bigger city compared to Lund but very close by (15 minutes by train or bus) is Malmö. The city is the capital of Skane (imagine the a with the circle on top) and has a huge variety of historic sights, modern architecture, restaurants, and night life.

The harbour:

View to the Öresunds bridge:

Modern architecture:

More harbour:

Historic district:

Sunset & beyond:

One weekend, we spent some time at a little island to the north of the Öresund region. After a wild ferry ride (small boat, high waves) we reached the island and the weather increased continuoulsy. As I went with a coworker of mine and some of his friends (ye, next time bring storm-proof clothing ) we were a group of four.

Horses:

Rough nature:

Sheep (you knew that, didn’t you?):

PhD-Student (Christoph)

Group picture:

Actually my sunglases:

Close to Ystad, there is also a historic left-over from viking-times. It is a stone circle (no, we are not on the wrong island) representing a ship (I guess, at least the form indicates that). In addition, it is located on a steep cliff with a breathtaking view over the Baltic sea:

The southern end of sweden is marked by the city of Ystad. There is a busy ferry harbour, a nice historic city district and next to the city endless sand beaches. The inner city beach:

The old ferry building:

Thunderstorm cloud over the Baltic sea:

Jet-Ferry to Bornholm:

Even closer to Lund a small town called Lomma can be found. Besides a huge yacht harbor, students enjoy the nice beaches and the surprisingly warm water. I personally did not swin here but instead just read on the beach.

Pretty close to Malmö, the artificial island of Skanör can be found. Its main features are gorgeous long sand beaches and a nice yacht harbor. I enjoyed several weekends visiting this place:

And some more lighthouses (and a nature preserve):

On my way to Lund, I stopped twice to visit my former room mate Florian in Magdeburg (see pictures below) and Christian in Hamburg, who is pursuing his PhD at the TU Harburg:

At the arrival in Lund, I found a very nice and convenient located appartment, which is very close to the town center (–> cathedral):

The university provides many old building, most famous among these are probably the library, the castle and the Juridicum:

During my stay in Lund I also work on combustion research. This is, how a nice flame is meant to look like:

And this happens when a mass flow controller fails:

Also, after semester started in late August, some rather weird (at least to me) role play games took place. While I was accompanied by vikings, knights and ferrys for almost one week at almost every place in the city, the battle for a little island was a very special attraction: