Fjällbacka :)

I went to Fjällbacka, a small seaport town in southwestern Sweden, for a few days. I had been to many towns on the ocean and lakes, but not one like this town. The house was built by my host fathers grandfather when he came back from Living in America and originating from Germany. The house was built and has been lived and visited by the family ever since. My host sister and I lived inside of the main house and my host parents stayed out in the house that was built for guests.

The first night being there and only 3 days of being in Sweden I was in another new place, trying fresh shrimp that we peeled and removed eggs from, and I tried boiled egg on buttered toast with lettuce and a special sauce. 

Second day we went on a boat out to sea to an island that was beautiful. I have never seen anything as amazing as that. We laid around for about an hour before we ate toast with a fried egg and lettuce. Then we sat around talking and jumped into the water. By the way it is cold and full of jellyfish. My host sister sat on the boat saying that she would go in before I did. We sat there feeling the cold water. I decided I would show her the Vermont way and just jumped right in. It wasn't that bad when you got all the way in.

Third day we went around the town and explored all the stores and candy ;) After we ate a quick lunch we went to a small town not very far. It was just like Fjällbacka but with more tourist shops. My host sister showed me the different stores. I saw that you could get eye contacts without having to get a prescription. Which is different from the States. In the States you have to have a prescription to buy them most of the time. I tried more Swedish ice cream or "glass". It is really good :) It reminds me of home. Later when we got home I tried  pizza made by an Italian man who moved to Sweden. Later marrying a Swedish woman, went back to Italy to buy a kiln, and bringing it back to make pizza in Fjällbacka. 

The last day we left Fjällbacka and headed to Göteburg to shop and I could explore the second largest city in Sweden. It was an hour and some drive before we got there. But once we were there, I thought the city was pretty big and different from any American city I have seen. The only thing that is the same is McDonald's, Levi's, and Stadium, a sports store. My sister and I traveled around the city mall. I couldn't buy anything because I was so amazed by everything and the different shops. Swedish clothing, styles, and stores are different from American stores. They looked very different from what I am used to.