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Sunday, May 29th. We had made arrangements to rent a small
car so that we could visit Orrefors glass factory. The factory
is located near Vaxjo, about 300 road kilometers (200 miles) from
Stockholm. We could have used our Eurail passes and taken a
train to Vaxjo, but to visit Orrefors would have required renting a
car for a day anyway. By renting a car from Stockholm, we were
able to tour the countryside including Kalmar and Oland. A little
(?) more expensive, but well worth it.
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Our reservation was for a compact car. Look at what
they gave us -- a Volvo (left)!!
Luxury :-) |
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| We took a lunch break in a truck stop. Note the old
American sedan parked at the stop. The name on that
truck reminds me of a movie. |
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| We saw many fields of yellow flowers. |
Another lunch break. |
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In Vaxjo, we checked into a
hotel, bought dinner groceries,
and relaxed. |
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| Orrefors factory. |
There's more than one? |
The weather:-( |
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| Windmill, Öland island. |
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Back in Stockholm. |
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Left: dinner at????
Right: Chocolate!! In a shopping mall in Stockholm. |
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The morning of June 1st we checked out of our B&B and
took the train to central Stockholm where we placed out
luggage in a locker, then went for a tour of Vasa Musem.
After the museum we just walked around to see the sights --
and to kill time until the 8:15 pm departure on a ferry to
Finland. |
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| Stockholm scene. |
A street mall. |
Our ferry arriving. |
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| Our ferry has departed.
Views of (and goodbyes to) Stockholm. |
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| Views on and from our Silja
Line ferry. |
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| Final sunset view from the ferry. |
Enjoying a glass of wine before retiring. |
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Our next stop is
Turku, Finland. |
| Getting read for bed. |
Bunk beds!! :-( |
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