We were on the move by bus today after a fascinating tour of the Stockholm City Hall. This is where the Nobel Prizes are awarded. We saw the hall where the dinner is held and the Gold Hall where the dancing happens afterwards. The entire interior is very impressive.

The bus took us through the southern part of Sweden. There wasn’t much to see from the highway, but there was some pretty agricultural land. We did a lunch stop in a small town with a historic canal and typical Swedish wooden houses. This was the location of today’s curious siting. 🙂 We also had a brief rest stop for fica.

We arrived in Kalmar in the evening, checked into a quaint hotel and then did a orientation walk around the small city. It’s on the Baltic Sea and the old part of the city is very charming. It has an unusual Baroque church on the central square – it was closed so we couldn’t see the inside.

We chatted with our tour guide, Nina, at the end of this walk and found out we are mutual fans of the TV series “Borgen”. That segued into a discussion about Danish politics and then how the Nordic countries handled the pandemic. Very interesting conversation! We ended up having dinner with her and another couple from the tour. We went to a very cool underground restaurant. The ambiance was amazing and the food was delicious!

Today’s curious siting x2: