We went
back to the UK for Jamie and Lola’s wedding on a lovely summer’s day at
Stansted House …
Here is 'the gang’ of local friends with the newlyweds …
We then
spent a couple of days driving the car back to Sweden so we can pack up the
boat. We stopped in Münster in Germany
with its attractive old town …
… impressive
Cathedral …
… and
busy market …
… and at
Helsingborg in Sweden, where we had dinner in this surprisingly authentic French
restaurant …
… and the
following morning a bracing walk up to the fortress tower…
… and a good view of the town, with Denmark beyond …
We then
spent 5 hours driving through Sweden, with very little other traffic, seeing
hardly anything but trees, mainly pine trees …
… and the
occasional lake …
…
arriving back in Nynäshamn as the sun was going down …
Astraia
was looking nice and safe in her berth tied up to a stern buoy …
The
following day, after a cycle ride to this lovely little bathing area in Nynäshamn,
where the water temperature was 22°C (positively balmy!) …
… we took
the train into Stockholm …
…
wandered around Gamla Stan, the old town …
… enjoyed
the view over the city …
… and met
Allie and Mona for a delicious dinner at Esperia, a Swedish/Greek restaurant on
Södermalm …
Hello Di and family - what an adventure you're all having and what great memories for you all! Some of the places you've visited are very familiar to me, not least Lake Vanern. I lived in a small town on the edge of Vanern for a couple of years and remember to this day how cold the water was when swimming in it in the summer - I think you've been luckier! Also remember how some of the locals would cut out small holes in the ice on frozen parts of Vanern in the winter, patiently waiting for the fish to bite.
ReplyDeleteLovely photos, specially the Trollhatte canal, remember it well.
You all look very healthy and relaxed; enjoy the rest of your trip and look forward to meeting up on your return,
Hej da!
Love Maureen
Squeezing Chichester, Münster, Helsinborg and Stockholm into one segment was a bit ambitious ...
ReplyDeleteIn Chichester, how did you manage to get a picture of Stansted House without swarms of people obscuring the steps, a problem I see you hit on the second photo? The newlyweds survived a fortnight in Cuba, arrived back in London a mere five hours late, and are currently planning a move to their new flat.
Münster looks interesting but was presumably a whistlestop tour.
Did you drive over the Öresund/Øresund Bridge to Malmö, or did you get the ferry from Helsingør? I've seen the fortress tower in Helsingborg (I was there in 1973 - while they were building it, joke) but think I contented myself from the view from the top of the steps that lead to it. Denmark is only just across the water and the ferries remain busy: or you can catch the same Öresundståg/Øresundstog train all the way from Helsingborg to Malmö to Copenhagen/København/Köpenhamn and then on to Helsingør. The information signs on the trains helpfully change between Swedish and Danish halfway across the bridge.
In Stockholm, I see you looked across at Gamla Stan, where they are now busy building a new railway tunnel under the river. There's a very clever video showing how the "tunnel" is a series of concrete boxes resting on piles driven down into the soft river bed, which makes you realise how clever and complex engineering is.
Which four cities will you be featuring next?
PS you can tell I work in transport, can't you.