So where did we go? Well, we drove along the coastline of south Sweden for a week and some of the places we visited are:
Vejbystrand-
a small fishing village whose name means "Road Village Beach" in old Swedish. It has a population of 2764 and this is the village where Maria lived until she was six years old.
Bjuv-stopped and had lunch with relatives- great fun to catch up!
Trelleborg-has the second largest seaport of Sweden and is today often visited by people travelling from Sweden to Germany because of the ferries. We didn´t hop on the ferry to Germany this time and continued the trip after one night in Trelleborg.
Smygehuk-
a harbour and fishing village near Trelleborg. It's most known for being the southernmost point of Sweden and the beautiful view. (See pictures in the previous blog entries.)
Ales stenar-
a megalithic monument, from circa 500 AD, that is, the end of the Nordic Iron Age. It consist of a 67 metre long stone ship ormed by 59 large boulders of sandstone. Speculations have been made about the significance of these stones- one of those attributed is that the structure had an astroninomical and/or astrological purpose, based on the interpretation that the stones have been positioned according to the 365 days of the year and the 24 hours of the day. A pretty weird sight, with a beautiful view in the background.
Kivik-Kivik is known for its annual market usually taking place in July each year. It's also known for its abundant production of herring, apples and apple cider, usually sold in large quantities at the market. Since we missed the market, instead we visited the famous cider factory, yummy!
Glasriket "the kingdom of Crystal"-
a geographical area today containing a total of 15 glassworks in southern Sweden. The glassworks have become part of the culture of Sweden; examples can be found in many Swedish homes, recognisable by a small sticker at the bottom with the name Orrefors, Kosta Boda etc. (For you who can´t make it to Sweden, pop into David Jones (in Australia) and have a look at some of their selection of the Swedish crystal!).
When touring this forested province, it is normal to visit at least one of the glassworks. We stopped at two, visiting a glass museum, the glass blowing hall at Kosta as well the excellent shops with heavily reduced glasses, bowls, vases and unique glass ornaments. We had planned to buy something small to bring home as a memory but it was all so beautiful and it made it so hard to pick one item so that we ended up buying nothing instead!
Ullared-
the village hosts a huge department store- Gekås. It is one of the largest stores in Sweden and the growth of the store has made Ullared more or less synonymous with low prices among Swedes. As this was on the way back to Lundsbrunn, it was a given stop!
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1 comment:
He is certainly getting rounder in the face and starting to look more like Maria with those cheeks :D I cannot believe that he fits into the stlk 68 POP clothes already! Did you go to the POP outlet in Kosta btw?
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