Tallhojdens Vardshus Halmstad

... headed straight up the E6 to Helsingborg where we would be stopping for lunch.

Helsingborg is a lovely harbour town with lots of pretty old buildings and a medieval castle and keep. We had a delicious lunch of quiches and salad at Fahlmans a konditori which has been around since 1914.we also picked up some sweets for later. We went for a walk to the castle to look out over Helsingborg. We even got to ride the lift up for free as the ticket machine was ...

The weekend has been so relaxing! It's my first time to go to a Spa-hotel and I thought it was liberating to be able to go around wearing robes ;) massage, gym, sauna+freezing cold ocean+hot tub, swimming pool and the food was delish... I really have no complains at all!

6th July - This was the first time I'd seen Andrews, Kiwi, Walker and Miles in ages. It was fab to see them again. So, flying out was a bit dull but we wet out for a meal that night to a pizza place that had ran out of pizza so I just had a prawn salad that was yummy. We stayed in a hostel that night and went swimming in the lake as soon as we'd had time to put on our swimming stuff 7th July - This was the first day of canoeing. It was ...

When the train arrived in Halmstad, Jenny's uncle Lasse and his wife Lotten were waiting for us on the platform, from which point we've been totally pampered by them. Sunday Lotten's son Mattias and his girlfriend Jeanette came and drove us to see Malmo where there is a cultural festival with food from all over the world, live music, the works. Otherwise, we've been keeping clean, well fed and well slept, up to date with photos and ...

... and lakes in the midpart of the e country, and in the north it is rocky. We spent a few hours in Stockholm wandering about. None of us spoke the language and we do not use maps very much and we are driving a big car that is difficult to park. My parking place angel has done a magnificent job on this trip so far. We had fun in the old part of Stockholm Seems that there was a lot of partying going ...

We had one last weekend in Gothenburg. It's hard to believe we're done working, it all went by so fast. We spent Friday night with Chris's cousins Leena and Sara and some of their friends and were joined later by Monica, who we had met the previous weekend. Everyone's been very cool. We were going to check out some castles on Saturday, but ...

... to get yanked and ripped. So we fixed up the wiring and headed out into the rain. Work was halted a few hours in because the tractor I was with broke it's winch and without that, we're kind of screwed. So Jonas drove it back to the shop to repair and my day was complete. As I was walking home, I noticed my shadow in front of me. I looked behind me and saw the sun ...

... cold and wet here. There's frost on the ground and the pond is frozen over. We're staying a house that was rebuilt in 1960, but the grounds and farm have been around for 400 years. There's a crazy cat living here too that keeps pouncing on my legs. I need to get some sleep. I'll try to post some pictures tomorrow.

... elementary students on a field trip to get a handle on the geography of the region. What was really neat was the sign post showing the distance to various cities in the surrounding countries. After we left the park we drove through farmland and small towns that would have looked at home anywhere in the USA. We were amazed at the open flatness of the country. Mats showed us where his parents grew up and where they taught. We also saw the home where he ...

... kiss for the camera! So Tadek duly stuck his tongue down Karin's throat!! The reception was in the village hall. The champagne was flowing so I was happy. David being the Aussie bloke he is huddled round the beers with all the other Aussie guys. The bbq was fired up and the salads were ready. There was meat for the meat eaters, vegies for the vegies and plenty of alcohol for all us alcoholics!! The speeches were fabulous - we all learnt a little more about Tadek and Karin. Tadek ...