Helsingborg vs Helsingor

I went to Helsingborg and Helsingor last weekend (14th October) to have a look around with a couple of friends from my dorm. The castle and towns were beautiful and we went from Helsingor, in Denmark, to Helsingborg, in Sweden, by ferry in the early evening as a golden sun set on the horizon. Photos are still in the camera.

We explored the local castle and ate hotdogs and beer for lunch. Later in the afternoon we discovered the Australian Wine shop which sent Heidy (Australian) into an exstatic delight at the prospect of getting her hands on six pack of coopers.

The effect of Swedents high taxes on alchohol are really obvious after walking around Helsingor. It appears that Helsingors reason for being is to sell cheap booze against Helsingborgs inflated prices. No-one in their right mind would buy booze from Helsingborg. If Sweden ever trashed the System-bolarget (goverment bottle shop monopoly) Helsingors economy might well colaspe overnight.