Now it's an important ferry terminal.
Time for another walk. Hmmm, should I have maybe worn boots instead of sandals?
There's an interesting beehive-shaped construction in the distance... Ah, it's an old lime-kiln.
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| A wee peek between the sheds. I love the diamond-shaped door-windows of Sweden. |
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| Would you like a nice cool Glass Munkar Slush? |
So, I have found your blog and can, hopefully, keep track of your wanderings. Unfortunately I may not be able to visit all the time. The day only has 24 hours and I'm already spending 26 of them on the computer /phone.
ReplyDeleteAh, well John I think I'll let you off since you put it like that. Let me know how you squeeze those extra two hours out of the universe and I will be grateful forever. Welcome to TLVD!
DeleteWhat a gorgeous day! However, I think I will pass on the Glass Munkar Slush as I am not sure what a Glass Munkar is. These Scandinavians are very fond of rotten fish and I suspect that a Glass Munkar could be such a marine "delicacy"!
ReplyDeleteIt was a gorgeous day indeed YP. I also passed on the Glass Munkar Slush because I was promised a nice culinary surprise a little later... I did look it up afterwards and google translate says it means "Glass Monks Slush". Which is not really a whole lot of use. But could be a RWP blog post title.
DeleteAlthough your whole post was fascinating I am mesmerized by the picture of the snake. I don't understand Swedish so I could not tell anything about it. It is certainly pretty.
ReplyDeleteYes, I am not practiced at dealing with my reactions to snakes, except to get reassurance from locals, if they have any to give. In this case my friend Roy was not in the least concerned so I managed to forget all about them!
DeleteOut of interest the English part of the snakesign says: 'There is both a grey and a black morph of Common Adder. Adders hibernate in winter and mate when they wake up in March or April. Afterwards the males visit their hunting grounds to feed while the females stop feeding in order to make room for the babies which Are delivered in late summer. The food consists of rodents, lizards and birds’ eggs. Common Adders are capable of swimming and climbing trees. The Common Adders between Böste and Smygehuk make up the only remaining population on the Swedish south coast. They have been well–studied since the eighties and have been featured in the renowned scientific journal Nature. It is the only venomous snake in Scandinavia so take care not to startle any adders you may spot.'
I nearly trod on an adder in France when wearing jandals (I was wearing the jandals. The adder was not wearing jandals). That is exactly the time one might get bitten. Given the opportunity they will avoid human contact but startled or cornered they will bit and that is not a Good Thing to happen.
ReplyDeleteEeek. I'm glad you were not bit. I would not like that a bit.
DeleteWhen I was in Costa Rica a couple of years ago, they said to never wear sandals as the flexation of your feet because your toes to move and the snakes think your toes are mice... I really should write up THOSE trips. I will. After I have got to Lewis and Harris on this one.