So excited to have a visitor from the US. Mario currently lives in New Hampshire but we met in Gig Harbor, Washington 15 years ago when I had my scandinavian shop. We hit it off and have been friends ever since. He and his husband Mark came to see me just before I found out I was getting divorced.

We have been shopping around Malmö, riding the public transportation and getting him acclimated. We have a busy time ahead as he only has 6 1/2 days here. We discovered there was a Bavarian Beer and Brat festival so we meet another friend and had a good time, despite being tired.

Saturday we went into Copenhagen. We tried to find the ferry to go because online it said it was still available and a 40 minute ride over. We went to a ferry terminal but that one went to Germany amd they said the other route did not exist anymore when we were on the boat tour. So we ended up taking the train which was rather crowded but a friend, Jenny from LaSoup, was there as I got on. We found a seat and she came to talk to us and she ended knowing her as well. Small town apparently.

I picked up my car and was so pleased the $500 made the problem disappear I was having. So relieved and the car is driving like a dream. In Copenhagen we shopped and took the cruise on the water. Our guide was great. We learned the little mermaid statue was the 3rd biggest disappointing tourist attraction. 17 low bridges to go under and ate smørbrød sandwiches (danish) dinner in Nyhavn harbor.

We did make a stop to see my family in Höör. We took a walk around the graveyard which was a bit eerie because of the low clouds and early morning. We were on the way to Småland. Stopped by the IKEA museum store and went to the town square and took a photo like the tray I bought. Since it was Sunday everything there was closed.

The afternoon was spent shopping at Kosta and we are staying overnight at the hotel. The hotel is full of glass pieces everywhere. Beautiful glass sinks and the bar area is amazimg. We treated ourselves to a spa treatment today and enjoyed the luxurious pool and can enjoy it until 3 tomorrow afternoon. Time to sleep so I can have energy for tomorrow.