Öströö Fårfarm (lamb farm)

Last week we went to Öströö Fårfarm, a Lamb farm about 30 minutes from here. As we drove in and saw the lambs running around for a moment I thought it was going to be like the old fish restaurants... I had visions of them asking, "which lamb would you like? before returning with some cutlets!

As it turned out we didn't get any meat. It was all frozen, not fresh (although that might be because the lambs are still too small). However this traditional wooden cottage housed was filled with different items all made from wool, sheepskin or other lamb related products! We might be back later!

It's Grey Today...

Today it is overcast, windy and chilly.

Why is that worth noting?

Because apart from one hour of spotty rain, since we've arrived here almost four weeks ago its been hot (25+ has been normal!), bright and clear...

Oh well, can't have it like that all the time!

Falkenberg: S:t Laurentii kyrka

I decided to visit the local church yesterday

The main church is being refurbished so services are been held in the older St Laurentii church in the old town.

Inside the church has a painted ceiling and walls and the service looked fairly well attended (on par with the C of E services I've been too- with a corresponding age range!)

I had fun following along with the Swedish service book (fortunately enough was familiar to make sense!) and trying to sing along to the hymns.

Until my Swedish improves there's not a lot more that I can say about the service- I'll make a few observations abut the church here later.

Falkenberg: The weather today will be...

Skrea Strand is a beach a few km from here. So if you want to see what the weather's like here check out their webcam

It looks like its going to be another good day (did I mention that we need to go to some shops in Skrea today?)

Falkenberg: The River Ätran

I thought I would start sharing my new surroundings with you...

Less than 100m from the place we're staying in is the river Ätran- there is a walkway accross bridge (with a forest walk/park area on the opposite side).
-here is the view upriver from the bridge

-and here is the view down river to the town centre and eventualy the sea (the building you can see is a famous open air theatre)

There is a walk along the left hand (southern) bank which leads towards the centre

In the centre you find the Tullbron (toll bridge- the historic entrance across the river into the town

You can cross the bridge and walk back up on the other side...

That's all for now- I'll show you some more next time.

(oh did I mention that the Ätran is one of Sweden's best known Salmon rivers? I didn't- well I'll come back to that when I unpack my fly rod!)

Falkenberg? Where's that?

In case you wondered were we were, we're here in Falkenberg on the west coast of Sweden.

You can visit there tourism website here, and watch a videoabout the town (there are also some other brochures available as .pdf's)