So, a weekend in Sweden to break up the monotany of Denmark. Well why not. It's only 20 minutes on the ferry. Plus, I was expecting to see thousands of road-signs advertising hot sauna's, birch tree whippings and some free porn. Well the last one would have been a problem as the parents-in-law were tour guides for the trip. To be honest, the whole thing was a problem as the "summer house" had no power or running water. So we headed north into southern Sweden for the town of Almhult - famous for absolutely nothing except it has the first ever IKEA store (it was worth it just for that). So you get some lakes, some streams and lots and lots of forrests. Not one single Britt Eckland in sight!
The house is somewhere near 200 years old and is an amazing 2 story wood structure in the middle of huge pine forests. The green pump on the right hand side is were you get the water from. As for power, well its fire baby! It took nearly all day to heat one room up to 15 degrees!
Spent the day outside (it was warmer), had autumn picnic, walk in the woods, chopped some wood, killed some Elk - actually, after my trip around the southern states that bit was fantasy! The right hand shot shows one of the hunting platforms - apparently, apart from illegally brewing hembrant (a potato brew which is only 96%) shooting and cutting down trees is the only real past-time in Sweden. Weirdly, we didn't see any wildlife - perhaps they've been scared off or are pissed up somewhere in a potato field.
