We slept long and hard, til 8:30! Per and Inger had a Swedish breakfast awaiting us, we had their great coffee, and cereal with their yogurt, toast with a wonderful jam--blackberry and current, and an excellent cheese. They don't eat this every morning, but it was a special breakfast for us.
We then drove to Vadstena, the home of Saint Birgetta, one of the oldest towns in Sweden. We had a wonderful lunch at the Barn 206, with huge open faced sandwiches. Delicious! We then drove around that charming town as well as another nearby one, named Skänninge. These charming towns all abut Lake Vattern, and are very picturesque. We saw part of the Gota Canal at a place where there were 5 locks, operating for the boats that were there.
Later, we napped, as we are terribly jetlagged. Then, Inger and Pat took a walk and Per and Dan had a whisky.
We are really enjoying ourselves and feel so comfortable with this very generous, friendly couple. i wonder if people on our webiste, Homelink.org, all tend to be adventuous and so open minded.
Some observations about Sweden---mostly all the houses are red, with some others being yellow. You can't tell the old ones from the new ones--the one Per and Inger own is 400 years old'---because they are made of wood and continually renovated. This is a peaceful, tranquil countryside, as i noticed on my walks.
Had another great dinner, fresh salad, potato salad, and grilled pork. with aquavit, and much wine. Much fun. Oh yes, fresh strawberries!
i have to add my liking for the Swedish computer, it has keys we donät have that i keep hitting by mistake. Here they are: ö,ä and Ö,Ä.
We then drove to Vadstena, the home of Saint Birgetta, one of the oldest towns in Sweden. We had a wonderful lunch at the Barn 206, with huge open faced sandwiches. Delicious! We then drove around that charming town as well as another nearby one, named Skänninge. These charming towns all abut Lake Vattern, and are very picturesque. We saw part of the Gota Canal at a place where there were 5 locks, operating for the boats that were there.
Later, we napped, as we are terribly jetlagged. Then, Inger and Pat took a walk and Per and Dan had a whisky.
We are really enjoying ourselves and feel so comfortable with this very generous, friendly couple. i wonder if people on our webiste, Homelink.org, all tend to be adventuous and so open minded.
Some observations about Sweden---mostly all the houses are red, with some others being yellow. You can't tell the old ones from the new ones--the one Per and Inger own is 400 years old'---because they are made of wood and continually renovated. This is a peaceful, tranquil countryside, as i noticed on my walks.
Had another great dinner, fresh salad, potato salad, and grilled pork. with aquavit, and much wine. Much fun. Oh yes, fresh strawberries!
i have to add my liking for the Swedish computer, it has keys we donät have that i keep hitting by mistake. Here they are: ö,ä and Ö,Ä.
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