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Lovely Lund

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Lovely Lund has it all: history (founded by King Sven Tveskagg more than 1000 years ago), a university that is currently #2 in size (Sweden) with 47,000 students, and an open-air museum (Kulturen) that has preserved streets, cottages and town houses in the Medieval area of the city. Oh, and a palace, too!  Come along on our walking tour of this city we explored last Sunday. First destination:  Lund Domkyrka  Because it was Sunday morning, we were there in time for the 11:00 church service. We enjoyed the prelude, special music and hymn singing, but cut out once the sermon began.   Once again, Google Translate, to the rescue (almost!) Next stop on foot: The Bishop's Palace Birthplace of Lund University in 1666. Don't you just love the round turret with the crenels and merlons on top? A hop, skip and a jump from here is the "White House" of Lund University completed in 1882.  The school motto is "Prepared for ...