A new photoblog

Today I've spent most of the time creating a new photoblog for publishing my pictures. So far there are only photos from one day, but more will come...

Copenhagen - Stockholm

Today we had to take our guests to the airport in Copenhagen because it was time for them to go back home to the U.S. again. We followed them to the security control where we had to say goodbye, which was very sad, even if we know we will see them again, either here in Sweden or in the U.S. We have had such a great time with them and will miss them a lot.

On our way back to the hotel we ran into the rush hour traffic but were lucky and found a short cut into the city and our hotel. We still had one hour left for breakfast, so we ate and then packed our things and checked out. Suddenly the weather was nice again, and we didn't want to leave yet, so we walked on Ströget for a couple of hours before we got into the car and drove north, along Strandvejen, to Helsingör where we did some shopping and then took the ferry over to Helsingborg and Sweden. We drove to my parents house and had some dinner there, and then continued home to Stockholm and came home just before midnight.

Copenhagen

Well, Joan and Anita's visit in Sweden started with cold weather and rain, and of course it also had to end with some gray, boring weather, but this time in Copenhagen instead. Despite this, we had a very nice day in the Danish capital. We started the day with the most wonderful hotel breakfast I have ever eaten, and I can really recommend Hotel Guldsmeden to anyone who are going to Copenhagen.

After breakfast we walked to Ströget, the main shopping street. We walked around there and looked in some shops, but unfornately not too many were open on Sundays:( We came to Nyhavn, one of my favourite places in Copenhagen, and had lunch there. After that we went to the Royal Palace Amalienborg. We left Joan sitting close to the palace while Anita, Janne and I walked to the Little Mermaid to take some photos of her. We then walked back to Nyhavn again and sat down for a while before Joan and Anita took a rickshaw taxi back to the hotel. Janne and I walked back instead and also took a short ride on the subway just to try it out since they have a brand new one there without a driver.

In the evening we went to Hard Rock Café for dinner.

Going to Denmark and Copenhagen

We were up early again and had breakfast at the hostel. Then Holger came to say goodbye to us, and after that we drove south towards Ystad. Then we drove along the southern coast and made a stop in Smygehuk, the southern most point in Sweden.

To get to Copenhagen, we drove over Öresundsbron, the bridge between Malmö and Copenhagen. We arrived to Hotel Guldsmeden just after noon, which of course was too early for check-in, but they gave us access to one room anyway so we had somewhere to hang out until our rooms were ready. The hotel was wonderful, with the nicest four-poster beds I have ever seen.

I met Janne at the train station when he finally arrived, two hours late because of technical problems with the train. We relaxed in our rooms and then went out for dinner at Restaurant Frascati in Grand Hotel.

Todays photos can be found here

Kristianstad

Today we got to eat breakfast at the nice local bakery instead of at the hostel. Holger and Inger picked us up today too and this time we drove north instead, up to Kristianstad. Here we visited Bastiljonen Konungen (the Kings bastion) and the north barracks where Inger used to live as a child. We also visited the church, Heliga Trefaldighets church, and had a nice lunch at Fredholms krog.

Back in Åhus, we visited the church which was very beautiful, and after that it was time for some shopping and ice-cream again!

In the evening we had dinner with Holger and Inger again, this time a wonderful salmon!

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Sightseeing in Skåne

We had a nice breakfast at the hostel and after that Holger and Inger picked us up in their car and took us out for a very nice and interesting sightseeing tour around Skåne.

First of all we went to Glimmingehus where we looked around and also had a very good lunch. Next stop was Ales stenar which is situated very beautiful high up on a hill overlooking the ocean.

Before we went back to Åhus we also visited Backåkra, which was the home of Dag Hammarskjöld. It is now a museum and was really interesting to see.

Joan, Anita and I ate some really good ice-cream when we came back to Åhus. After that it was time to get ready for another nice dinner at Holger's and Inger's house.

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Åhus

Today it was time to leave my parents house and continue south in Sweden, to Åhus. Here we stayed at a hostel for three nights, but spent the days and evenings together with Holger and Inger. Holger is Anita's third cousin and the only relative they got to meet during their visit in Sweden.
This first evening we went to their summerhouse for a very nice dinner and a walk to the ocean which is very close to their house.

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Göteborg (Gothenburg)

My mom, Joan, Anita and I went to Göteborg today. The main reason was to visit an adress where Joan's maternal grandparents lived for a couple of years, about 100 years ago. We found the street and the adress, but unfortunately the house was too new and was not there when her grandparents lived there. It was still interesting to see though, and we also had time for some shopping and sightseeing in Göteborg.

Photos from today are here