A Weekend with Family!

Last Saturday and Sunday (16-17 April), were days jam packed with great adventures with my Mom, Birgitte, and Ole. Birgitte and Ole planned out our adventures for the weekend, taking us to Sweden, as well as Roskilde, and other places in Denmark. Due to the extensiveness of our adventures I will first be posting on Saturday's activities before completing a second post on Sunday's activities. Hopefully you will enjoy them as much as we did!

Saturday morning I had no idea where we were going until I realized we were heading towards the Øresund, which separates Denmark and Sweden. This was my Mom's second european country she has been in (Denmark was the first), and was actually the first time I had been to Sweden.

Our first stop of the day was a replica of a viking fortress. Combined with the chilly weather that morning, the fortress really displayed the harshness of living in the viking day. It is amazing to see such structures, displaying a time before, as Ole pointed out, the country of my birth was even contemplated.

(Here is the front - what one would see when approaching the fort)

(My Mom and I at the Viking fort)

Our second stop was Torups Slott (spelled in the Swedish way). This privately owned castle has vast grounds surrounding it, allowing for a pleasant walk with quite scenic views.

Our third stop for the day was Lund Cathedral. There was first a church built on this site in 1060, though it was been rebuilt and renovated since. With its exquisite carvings, astronomical clock from the 1420s, and aurora of humility, this Cathedral is definitely a sight to see!

Our fourth and final stop in Sweden for the day was Malmö. Despite the rain I still enjoyed seeing what I had heard so much about.

And that my friends was the end of our little Swedish adventure. We headed back across the Øresund, and had a nice hyggelig aften, back home in Allerød.

Vi Ses!