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By t arveheim
February 19th 2008

On the way to Stockholm...

Mooooose!!!
This sign is quite near the moose safari park (yep).

It is 600 kms from Helsingborg to Stockholm. It took about 5½ hours to get there, we had perfect weather, and there are some really beautiful things to see on the way there. The half-way point is the ruins of a country house built in the 1645, but left to decay after a fire in 1708. It sits on the edge of the super-enormous Lake Vättern. The highway goes along the edge of the lake for a few kilometres, and it's extremely hard to take your eyes off it! Driving is extremely easy, it's two lanes each way at 110km/h nearly [View Full Entry]

By t arveheim
February 14th 2008

The Restaurant

Europe » Sweden

kitchen 01
This place is made to be washed down using a hose at the end of the day. My water-wise sensitivity was in shock.

Marcus made a new menu for the restaurant, and the staff went in last sunday to have a look at it all. The restaurant isn't open on sundays, so I went and hung around as well. Obviously this isn't the full menu, but I can assure you the rest is great as well. [View Full Entry]

By t arveheim
January 25th 2008

Windmills and things

Europe

Windmill #1
Ooh Ooh! Those electricity windmill things! Well, one anyway. There is one more a kilometre or so away.

From the same drives of last blog. [View Full Entry]

I saw the sign, and it opened up my eyes...

By t arveheim
January 25th 2008

Southern Sweden (still sans snow)

Europe » Sweden

Råå!!!
This is a little little town with a harbour and little little houses and big big prices.

Our third week here there were a few really really nice days, so we went for a few drives around, walks etc etc. Um. Here are pictures! [View Full Entry]

By t arveheim
January 17th 2008

Köpenhamn

Europe » Denmark » Copenhagen

City Centre
Lovely. Lots of people but not at all crowded or noisy.

Copenhagen is the capital city of Denmark. It is expensive. Their language sounds even funnier than Swedish. I didn't try the ice-cream. I like this place, it's a big city without being too much. Ít didn't take us long to get there, a 15 minute walk from our place to the harbour, a 20 minute ferry crossing, then about 45 minute train ride from Helsingor (there should be a line through that o, but I can't figure out how to do it yet) to Copenhagen. [View Full Entry]

By t arveheim
January 17th 2008

Around Helsingborg, pretty pretty Helsingborg

Europe » Sweden

Sunrise
The first morning we went for a sunrise walk - this was it around 8.15am. The lights on the horizon are Helsingor in Denmark, home to Kronoborg Castle, or Elsinore Castle from Hamlet.

Helsingborg has been around forever apparently. The castle in the middle of the city (kärnan) was built in the twelfth century. There are lots of beautiful buildings and statues and a harbour which has a great restaurant on a boat, we went last sunday for a fabulous smörgåsbord - herring, salmon, flatfish, very rare beef slices, everything you could ever possibly do with potato, cheeses, dark bread, rye crispbread, boiled eggs. yummo. [View Full Entry]

By t arveheim
January 17th 2008

The Fam

Europe » Sweden

Maria & Emelie
Marcus' mum and sister, they also picked us up from the airport in copenhagen. Very very sweet.

Went out for a little dinner on the first friday after our arrival, extremely delicious, extremely gorgeous restaurant, great time. [View Full Entry]

By t arveheim
January 16th 2008

Our Apartment

Europe » Sweden

Kitchen 01
wonderful! The pantry you see next to the wall on the right isn't insulated from the outside, so everything in there is kept very cool!

Love this place, so cosy and still roomy, quiet, gorgeous!! Don't quite know my way around yet, but i'm getting there! [View Full Entry]