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Sunday, September 21, 2014

MORE SWEDEN AND DENMARK

Catching up...with severe jet lag and a sick puppy, this week has been a hard one!

 I last left you in Stockholm, one of the most beautiful cities I've ever visited.


 Such fabulous design...made window-shopping so much fun! We left Stockholm for Kalmar, a historical city, where a significant treaty between Norway and Sweden was signed in the 1300's. It took place at Kalmar Castle, beautifully restored.

I absolutely adored the colorful buildings.

 We were on our way to Denmark, via the Oresund Bridge, which connects Sweden and Denmark.

 Just before we got on the bridge, we stopped for a little "comfort stop", which included a glass of mead.

Wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen...I had not been there since 1967, and a lot
has changed, but not the Little Mermaid...

We went on a walking tour of Copenhagen, seeing the sights


Architectural Museum...

Fascinating underwater sculpture...
The new Opera House...and, finally, ending up at one of the restaurants along colorful Nyhavn

having a tasty lunch and Danish beer (oops, looks like a Polish beer)
Our lovely Swedish guide, Ylva, had been wearing a very interesting outfit during the trip

 with zippers front and back

 so while we were in Copenhagen, she pointed out the shop the outfit came from....

 and I managed to spend a few kroner there after lunch! (Here is their website)

 I got this boldly striped sweater

 and an outfit with some awesome zippers...

(here's a picture of the top from the website)

I'll take better pictures of this in a future post.

 We took a ferry to Aero Island

and stayed for a few days...it is small, rural and lovely...

charming shops, pretty houses and gardens

good food (of course)

and interesting stone age ruins (hahahaha)

We came back to Copenhagen for half a day, 

 went to a few museums, had a final Danish danish, 

and boarded an overnight ferry to Norway. I'll save that for the next post!





Meanwhile, hop over to Visible Monday at Not Dead Yet Style, where Patti is
hosting a lot ove Visible Women! Thanks, Patti!

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15 comments:

  1. PattiSeptember 21, 2014 at 3:22 PM

    Wonderful pictures of what looks like a most fabulous trip, Margy. The restored castle is magnificent. Thanks for sharing with Visible Monday!

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  2. TomasaSeptember 21, 2014 at 4:38 PM

    Thanks for sharing. Love that colorful castle!

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  3. LPCSeptember 21, 2014 at 5:26 PM

    So glad you got to see the rich Scandinavian building colors:).

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  4. Tamera BeardsleySeptember 21, 2014 at 7:33 PM

    So love following along your adventures my dear! You are always an inspiration!

    xoxo
    Tamera

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  5. VickiSeptember 21, 2014 at 8:11 PM

    Fabulous! And I like the stone age ruins - still standing (having fun) after all that time :))

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  6. shamsSeptember 21, 2014 at 8:12 PM

    Stunning stunning stunning! Wow, now I really want to visit this part of the world. I just cannot believe how gorgeous Stockholm is! DD2 was there for a month a couple years ago and I only saw ONE photo she took inside of a subway!!!!!!!!!! It was a fairly unimpressive pic. And that outfit you bought is SO tantalizing. I can't wait to see better pics. Wow, what a fabulous trip!!

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  7. SueSeptember 22, 2014 at 1:44 AM

    Thanks for sharing - love to see your great outfits in wonderful locations!

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  8. sewingkmSeptember 22, 2014 at 5:11 AM

    Nice trip recap. You always look so chic while travelling. By wearing your fabulous red vest and then wearing varied tops underneath you show us how to always look chic and put together - well done!

    Karen

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  9. ~GG~September 22, 2014 at 10:28 AM

    What a wonderful trip. I love the colorful buildings and gardens too. Fun to read all the names in your photos and practice speaking them in Danish. I'd love to go to Denmark. Thanks for sharing the photo of the mermaid in the harbor. We've had a statue of her in our family for years. Must get back to translating that danish family history book ...

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  10. golden starSeptember 22, 2014 at 2:06 PM

    As always, thanks for the photos and narrative. Love the Bitte Kai Rand collections. Wow.

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  11. carolinascallinSeptember 22, 2014 at 10:33 PM

    What a wonderful trip! You manage to take the most interesting trips. Do you go with a group, or just plot your own course? Either way, you've seen some fabulous places! And all of your clothes look extremely chic!

    Have a wonderful time!

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  12. MarySeptember 23, 2014 at 4:50 PM

    You have tickled my travel bug! Thanks for posting such great pics.

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  13. MelanieSeptember 23, 2014 at 6:17 PM

    You look great in your you-made duds, and I'm loving the new zip piece and the bold stripe top, which suits you perfectly, especially with your groovy specs. The design, the vibe of the place is compelling - how lovely to be immersed in this environment.

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  14. ZeSeptember 25, 2014 at 3:31 AM

    Margy!
    You are beautiful and a great blog!

    Thank you!

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  15. Marea DotzOctober 6, 2014 at 9:44 AM

    Your photographs of Scandinavia are gorgeous and makes me want to go there again. You must have been the most chic woman on the tour!

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