Saying goodbye to our Idre neighborhood friendsStarted the drive dropping off our trash & recycling at the local grocery store. Sweden (like much of Europe) gets pretty specific about separating different kinds of waste – but unlike the US I think they actually DO appropriate recycling? Our AirB&B also had complex rules about things you can’t leave in their bins, so there was some jiggering to be done.
We made the long trek from Idre to where Ana & Alex live in southern Sweden – took about 11 hours with several stops. Lovely scenery all the way, lots of farmland, lakes and open skies.
My talent for finding good places to eat in unfamiliar places apparently works over here too – I found us a great lunch spot in Filipstad with a chicken schnitzel special. We also stopped at a big LEGO store, and saw a giant potato!
We got dinner at A&A’s favorite restaurant near home, a place that has a buffet of pizza, tacos (such as they are ) and salad. We sampled the [in]famous Swedish pizza – click through to find out what the toppings are!
An adorable – and clean! – roadside restroom!Can’t tag the location, but thank you Cafe Huset in Filipstad for the delicious lunch! About $11 for this giant plate of chicken schnitzel with 2 sauces, potatoes, salad, drink and coffee.Look at rob RUNNING to this LEGO store!Rob made his own minifigThis is not my photo…but after we passed “Potatisrondell” (Potato Roundabout) and went whaaaa? I looked it up on Google. It has such glowing reviews as “Good potato, could be bigger” and “It’s a potato! I like potatoes!” — at Potatisrondellen.Rob finally got his smart watch to work to pay for gas. Sweden is essentially a cashless society but we’ve had trouble a few times getting cards/digital wallets to work.Dinnertime! This place is super cute. — at Don Camillo Kosta.So, the infamous Swedish pizza is: bananas, curry sauce and chicken. It’s…not horrible? One slice was enough though.Ana showed us some of her pieces and gave us an intro to her glassblowing work. We get to see the facility in person tomorrow and will get to try our hand at it!
) and salad. We sampled the [in]famous Swedish pizza – click through to find out what the toppings are!
