We cross the Oresund Bridge, a thread of asphalt about eight miles long, us away from Denmark with the same gentleness that we approached Sweden. The Nordic countries are determined to maintain order over all, either in the inner city or on the Baltic Sea. That was the first feeling that came to me to reach the city of Malmö: was in an unperturbed, convenient, silent where people seem to tiptoe so as not to disturb the neighbor.
In port, sailboats silhouetted at sunset, children jumped into the water without screaming, almost without splashing, and some lovers walked arm in arm on the shores of Sweden.
The center houses maintain the dignity of time, where everything has an old air but nothing looks old. The postman made his bike ride, delivering invoices or letters of love with the same smile. A man was in charge of incinerating grass growing between the paving stones, because until the blades have to be civilized. Women, rubísimas, walking the streets making sense of the traffic lights stopped his walk gracefully. The men sat on benches with their impeccable suits and credit card ready to ensure a smooth life.
Everything has an old air but nothing looks old. The postman made his bike ride, delivering invoices or letters of love with the same smile.
Some pharmacies seem to museums and even smell good cheese shops. The center of Malmö represents the Scandinavian character, sober and slim, without fanfare. It is easy to visit the plazas and in this place until the camera crew seemed lighter because everything flows with a unique normal. Many young people were leaving the mall without accelerated, firm over who has a secure future.
But, Malmö has succumbed to a venial sin, rare in northern Europe: ostentation.
Architects from around the world gathered in Malmö to create the Västra Hamnen, a neighborhood designed for those who see a trace of vulgarity Ikea. The houses are designed with creativity that allows a good bank account. There glass facades, where you can see inside the house and its people reading newspapers Salmon. It seemed an act of exhibitionism without reservation.
Other houses have gardens and streams where the feet wet in summer and maybe ice skating in winter.
I should add that these millionaires in Sweden are very polite and hospitable people. We were met at one of these houses allowing us to record the interior of your home, Design your intimate happiness. And fate decreed that the owner of this small mansion owned had shared an apartment on the floor 51 the landmark of the city: La Turning Torso Tower.
We were met at one of these houses allowing us to record the interior of your home, Design your intimate happiness.
The Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava designed the skyscraper, that twists as the Discus Thrower by Myron petrifying the gesture on the city. You can only watch and record-- the building with vertical panoramas, stretching the neck and gasping in recognition of the carrying of such architecture.
It took a few seconds to make the trip vertical 51 story. Upon arriving at our destination, I understood that we were on top of one of the highest apartment building of Europe. From there you could see sharply the pools of the houses in the neighborhood of Västra Hamnen; Oresund Bridge over the sea, that this is all beyond the control of men; I saw the spots of people moving path of a car park or a boat or an office or a shopping mall or a love of design, everything here seemed unreal ideal or. For someone with Mediterranean spirit, Malmö is a perfect city, but lacks the chaos of the night in Madrid, an occasional outburst, Andalusian laughter and the occasional mishap in which to become entangled.
