Sweden

Me again, forgot to mention our few days on the border between Norway and Sweden. Stayed in a site beside woodland, with streams and dinky little wooden cottages for rent. Lovely couple owned the site (Sukken Camping) between us we managed to discuss politics, religion and personal relationships...thankfully more than one of us spoke english as my norwegian/swedish isn't up to much!! The boys loved it here, lots of cycle rides, searching for elk (well I was, but the boys have't mastered the art of quiet, so all fled before us) and we even managed a bonfire on the campsites big fire pits. Won't mention the bottle of wine...

How sad am I? Made Bill deliver me to my first (and not the last) swedish Ikea. A bit strange, quite like the Edinburgh store so it was pretty odd.

Ended up in Örebro. Fabulous place with castle surrounded by a moat and lots of sculpture and art exhibitions dotted around the town. Gloriously warm and I managed to find a fungi ID sheet in a camping shop. Happy days...

On to Stockholm, later in the evening...drove through town...eek. Such a beautiful place the buildings illuminated and the reflections on the water. The palace and parliament buildings as well as the appartments in Östermalms, really impressive. Found a campsite that was open and set up. Had a day off after all that driving.

In to town and took a bus tour through the city, much less stressful than in a motorhome! went to the 550' tv tower for an impressive view across the city and all the islands (24,000 apparently). Again dragged everyone to the art gallery, a bit of culture...wasted on the young and bored.

Found a food hall tucked under the cinema along Drottningsgata. Imagine butchers, fishmongers, spice shops, bakers, wine merchants...and associated smells and then mix in reaturants with everything from burgers, kebabs and cakes to seafood specials. Wow...and popular with the locals. Could have stayed in there all day.

Moving on soon. South again, towards Copenhagen. Hope to stop at Målmo before venturing across the Öresund bridge.

Hope you are all enjoying the trip too!