Sweden

After yesterday's windy and rainy weather, today's cool and drizzly weather seemed lovely!

We left for Helsingborg, Sweden from this beautiful station.

We had a great view of the library

and Kronborg Castle.

We were disappointed Karnan was closed for renovations

but we had fun taking pictures from the hill above town.

The photo above is city hall from Karnan

and a view from the front (the family is in the center if you look carefully).

We were not able to tour there either, but did walk around the 15th century Sancta Maria church.  The most interesting thing there was this wall with a note about the tradition of Jerusalem's Western Wall.  The notes here are removed every Friday and are restored without being read.

After a great lunch at a falafel place we looked for football cards and the library because we like to sample the local offerings.  We found some unusual cards and

enjoyed the library, including a game of Monopoly and this reading area.

Outside the library was a place where you could hear recorded stories while sitting under this tree.

And what would a trip be without a maintenance cover picture?

We learned the flag of the region is a combination of the Danish and Swedish flags, reflecting the history of the area.

We spent the last of our Swedish money (no 50 ore, no two kroner coin, and the 20 kroner is a bill, not a coin) and enjoyed the twenty minutes ferry back to Denmark, where we can at least try to speak the language.