The second day we spent outside of Stockholm was
in Västerås. Although we had to work most of the day, we did get to spend some
time wandering the streets and getting a quick look at this little city. It
does have an interesting history and at least one place I’d like to return to
see. There was also a very nice restaurant in which we glimpsed a popular opera
star.
On one of our days in Sweden we journeyed to the
small town of Uppsala. Because of the excellent public transportation, the less
than an hour train trip was comfortable and interesting. The countryside,
viewed through the train window, was lovely; the seats were comfortable and
there was free WiFi – what could be better?
Sweden has always been one of the places I’ve
wanted to see, but have
Ice on the river
been deplorably ignorant about. It has good food (smorgasbord), a lot of
snow, and people who say ‘ya’. I was right about the food, but not about the
snow, although we did have a chilly visit, nor did even one person say ‘ya’.
Everyone we spoke to had little to no accent and used excellent English. We
visited three different towns during our stay, and all were delightful.
Not too far from Cleburne and from Keene is an
old cemetery. We’d
Entrance to the cemetery
driven by a couple of times, but never stopped. On this
pretty spring day, we did have a bit of time and decided to explore this small
plot of history and art.
