Yearly Archives: 2009

Varberg

We’re traveling north to Göteborg for a couple days – a quick stop in Varberg to see the sites.

The cold bath house built in 1902

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Another Day, Another Beach

We went back to the cove near our house again… the snow was gone, the sun was shining and it looked completely different.  In addition to shells, we found a few little washed up sea creatures.

I love the skies here… they way they meet the water, completely uninterrupted.

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Tylösand Beach

Despite the weather, we’ve been spending a lot of time collecting shells. Dark  clouds and mist on this beach near Tylösand, but tons of shells to choose from.

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More Halmstad

We had a little break in the clouds today… it was nice to see the sun!

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Halmstad

Halmstad is just down the road from the house in Tylösand – a quick little drive, along streets replete with roundabouts and oddly blinking traffic lights.

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Merry Christmas

Or as they say here in Sweden… God Jul.

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Stockholm Train Station

Our train back to Halmstad was delayed…

and eventually rescheduled for tomorrow… another night in Stockholm for us!

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More Stockholm

We’re staying in the center of the city, near the train station

Christmas shopping

Street vendors

The view from our room

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Snowy Stockholm

We went to a traditional Christmas market today – an outdoor extravaganza of history and old fashioned shopping.  The taxi driver who took us there, and everyone else we’ve talked to, said this weather isn’t normal.  Snow, and lots of it.  Its like snow in Texas though (no offense Mom and Dad B) – no...

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On The Train To Stockholm

From the window, while we were speeding along… 1:30 in the afternoon.

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