The Market Square
Our neighbouring town ....yes... the same one where we always go....has a beautiful Square. It is said to be Scandinavia's largest town square. In the very centre of this large beautiful square is a hunting lodge from the early 1600s. It belonged to the local count - Count Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie. Well, it has the most fascinating architecture and looks nothing like what the words "hunting lodge" conjures up in my mind! Have a look...
Well it isn't really the hunting lodge I was going to write about... but the town square - own centre and surrounded by all the main buildings... shops, hotels, restaurants, cafés, the library, pharmacy, post office and so on...
On Wednesdays and Saturdays the town square metamorphoses into a wonderful bustling colourful Farmer's Market...and is called the Market Day. This is a common feature in Europe (not just Sweden). Its a lovely meeting place...and the sights and sounds and smells are just marvellous! What a profusion of colours!!
And being there on warm sunny days it is a pure and simple joy to enthral the most disconsolate of hearts.
Enjoy the pictures!
Signing off for now.
C.S!
(Cresat Scientia/ May (my) knowledge grow/Må (min) kunskap(en) växa)
