My sister, Sally, and I just returned from two glorious weeks in Sweden.

As usual, we flew into Copenhagen, but instead of taking a short flight to Stockholm, we took the train across the Oresund Sound to Malmö.  We’d never been in southern Sweden before and thought we’d explore some new regions for us.  I was excited to cross the sound.  It’s 10 miles and some of it is a bridge, but then it disappears into the water and is a tunnel!  How they do that I can’t imagine.

Some time back, Bob and I watched a documentary on a building in Malmö called The Twisted Torso.  We could see it from the train once we were above ground again.

We got settled into our hotel, then headed out for a bite to eat.  One thing I love about Sweden is that every city has a walking street.

Isn’t this the cutest sign for the clog maker’s shop?

The next morning we rented a car and headed for the glass making area of Sweden.  We needed to stretch our legs, so stopped to see these gardens on the way.  It’s a private home, and just the gardens are open to the public.  I wish I could share with you the glorious scent of the roses.

Here’s the beautiful home.

It faces a lake.

Here’s the path that led to the lake.

The gardens closer to the lake.

It was so peaceful there.

And isn’t a stone arch like this intriguing?

They even had their own small maypole!  It was a beautiful respite during our drive.

The land of Anna Lena–it’s a magical place indeed!