May 7, 2007 10:49 AM
Saturday I got up for some awesome cinnamon french toast for breakfast. On it I had the closest thing to real maple syrup that I’ve had so far on the trip. Since my host dad is from Washington state, whenever they go home, they bring back maple extract and use it to “make maple syrup”. We let shortly after breakfast to go to a place about 200km to the north where rock carvings from the bronze age can be found. The name of the place is hard to remember, even harder to say, but it is designated as a UNESCO world heritage site. The carvings were quite extensive. The interpretive center was also pretty cool. They even had a recreated settlement from the period. My host mom, dad, brother, and sister, were joined by my host mom’s sister; who also travelled with UWP back in the mid 90’s. The weather was overcast and a bit cold, which seemed rather fitting for the day. Up on the hill there were also some ancient burial cairns, which turned out to be just big piles of rock. The drive home took us through some beautiful countryside, over bridges, across islands, and through tunnels. For supper we had chinese food and then I set about packing an doing laundry. Tomorrow was going to be another long day. 36 days and counting.
Rocks of Joy, aka rocks you can use as ice cubes
Note the importance of the Sacrificial bog
Getting thrown in the Sacrifical Bog
The Swedish Equivalent of Skor
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