Day 7 - Uddevalla to Fjallbacka

Today we had a 1 hour drive from Uddevalla to a museum we wanted to go to in Tanum.  We took a highway called E6 which is a lot like the 4 lane highways we are used to.  The landscape has been changing a lot in Sweden.  Yesterday, in Jonkoping, there were lots of big rolling hills with huge farms.  Today west of Uddevalla, there are huge granite outcroppings. 

Bronze Age Farm at Vitlycke, Tanum

One of the many, many rocks with
Bronze Age rock carvings.

At Tanum there is the Vitlycke Museum which has both rock carvings in several areas around the museum and also a replica farm.  Both the rock carvings and the farm are from the Bronze Age.  It really was a great museum! We got there around 11:30 and stayed until 3:00. 

After Tanum, we took a smaller road to Fjallbacka through a little town called Grebbestad.  Both Fjallbacka and Grebbestad are touristy fishing villages.  We're here a little before the tourist season, so things are a little quiet, but all of the shops and restaurants are open. 

Tonight we are staying in Room 7 at the Bryggan Fjallbacka.  It's on Ingrid Bergmans Torg, which we guess might the little square right below our window.  We ate dinner at the Bryggan restaurant downstairs and were able to eat outside.  Mom had a seafood casserole which turned out to be a cream-based fish soup and was yummy!  I had a grilled tiger prawns on pasta...equally yummy!

Tomorrow we leave Sweden for Norway.  There has been a lot of flooding in Norway so we are anticipating that we will have to take some detours.  We'll be leaving right after breakfast and hopefully will be in our next hotel by 4 p.m. or at least for dinner.  Wish us luck on navigating our potential alternate routes!

(photos will be posted soon!)