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Trains, trains, trains!
The next morning, I repacked, had a last snuggle with the animals, said goodbye to Giorgia and headed to Borås to return the rental car. It was a beautiful, relaxing drive. I think knowing I only had one hour left of having to drive during the trip made it feel even more relaxed. I’m definitely…
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Catch Up Day
It was a catch-up day today. I woke up really early, so went out to the dining area and got some coffee and lingonberry punch, my new favorite cold drink. I caught up on my blog – I had not done any posting for a few days. Stacy and I had breakfast (no Swedish pancakes…
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Southern Archipelago
On Saturday morning we woke up and seeing the positive weather report, had breakfast. Though not quite as fancy as the previous hotel’s breakfast, this one was still very nice and included Swedish pancakes. Today’s first new experience was purchasing an all day transportation ticket at the local 7-Eleven, which had a very impressive salad…
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Back to Gothenburg
Saturday saw us packing up yet again and heading back to Gothenburg. We stopped first at Bohus Fästning, a medieval fortress built in the early 13th century. It was much bigger than it appeared from down below, and we spent quite a while exploring all the different areas from the basement dungeons up to the top…
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Enjoying Rural Sweden
The hotel we stayed at had a fantastic breakfast spread, we both enjoyed lots of salmon. Yummy! Back on the road again on Friday, this time driving up to Sillerud Parish, where Stacy‘s great-great grandfather‘s family was from. Our first stop was at a hiking trail that took us to a viewpoint of Lake Vanern.…
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Visiting Ancestors
Stacy woke up feeling better on Wednesday morning. Our first stop was Rolfstorp, the little town where her great-great grandmother was from. We found the local church and looked through all of the gravestones in the cemetery, but couldn’t find any that matched the family name. The church was open, and was one of the…
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Varberg adVentures
On Tuesday morning, we left Gothenburg and headed about an hour and a half south to Varberg. On the way we stopped at a 19th century English style manor. While we weren’t able to tour the house, we were able to enjoy the amazing flower and vegetable gardens. They were so impressive, especially with the…
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Old Town Sights
I got up early and went outside to journal, it was a beautiful morning. The B&B serves a very filling and yummy breakfast in the mornings. Stacy and I both tried the caviar in a tube and liked it very much. We made it part of our breakfast routine – Wasa cracker with caviar spread,…
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Stacy Arrives!
I have spent the last two days exploring more of Gothenburg with my friend Stacy. I helped Pia move her makeup supplies down to the ground floor in preparation for her move to Ystad to work on the upcoming Wallander movies being made there. I left Pia‘s house on Sunday morning, saying a final goodbye…
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Last Day at Pia’s
Had a whirlwind of a last day at Pia‘s house. I spent the morning weeding the veggie garden. It took a while, but it looked much better and you could easily distinguish the vegetable greens! After lunch, I did another drive around the area. This weekend there is a huge car show in Falkoping, all…