Walking the city

We spent our last full day abroad walking Copenhagen. It is a holiday here the Monday after Pentecost, so few shops were open, but these sights are free. 

Copenhagen

We came to Copenhagen this afternoon. 

In Jönköping the apples are blooming  

State park in Jönköping

Signs of spring

Sheep on Tuesday

This afternoon we visited the farm of two teachers who work here at SVF. It felt more like summer than spring.

Field Trip

Last week we were on a field trip studying the landscape from the West coast of Sweden into Västergötland county.

 Looking into the valley

 On the ferry to Hållö

On the strange, but beautiful Hållö- island of rock

Driving and hiking through fields and forests of Västergötland was like being at home in Wisconsin. 

Jönköping

We are settled in Jönköping until the 18th. Nearby Södra Vätterbygdens Folkhögskola is a beautiful public park with wonderful trees, sheep, alpaka, and peacocks. Spring flowers cover the ground, though leaves are only beginning to peek out. The weather should be lovely this week for more walks.

It grows warm

 Over the next few days I will relate what has happened since my last post. On April 20th, we went exploring in Småland near Växjö. We visited Kosta, a glass blowing factory in Glasriket or the Kingdom of Glass, the ruins of a castle called Kronoberg, and the castle Teleborg.

 Växjö Domkyrka

 The Library in Växjö

 Kronobergs Slottsruin

 Around Helgasjön

 Lake Helga (Helgasjön)

 Teleborgs Slott

Near Teleborgs Slott