Ahus is a small town on the Baltic coast near our base for 3 days in Kristianstad Sweden. It also appears to be the home of Absolut Vodka. We resist the temptation to do a tour of the facility and instead have a look around the town, which is typically Swedish, quiet, very clean, pretty Church and a small well organised museum with helpful staff. 400 years ago, Ahus was the major town in this area but was destroyed in the Swedish-Danish wars and when control of this area swung back to Sweden, Kristianstad became the new regional centre. The coast south of Ahus is a series of sandy beaches and is famous for eel fishing. We find a shop selling smoked eel and buy a half eel which is the smallest portion they sell. We
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