day four might have been my favorite day of our trip! in the morning we met camilla, elisabeth, and sandra at a cafe for lunch and coffee. it was so wonderful to meet them– three people whose work i really admire and have been so inspired by. spotting camilla and morran walking down the street was like seeing camilla’s artwork and photographs come to life. they toured us around the neighborhood, which reminded me of the west village in new york, and showed us the good shopping spots. thank you c, e, and s! i wish i could meet you for fika more often!

then we got on the road, headed to fiskebackskil, a small beach community a couple hours north of goteborg. a swedish colleague of josh’s got married there, at the gullmarsstrand hotel, and recommended it to us. the setting of the modern, minimalist hotel surrounded by incredible natural beauty turned out to be one of the most stunning places i’ve ever seen.

the next morning, the fifth day of our trip, we explored around fiskebackskil– walked along the beach, over rocks (covered in beautiful purple flowers which i recognized from camilla’s photos) and through a forest… before starting the long drive to stockholm. we made it to the city in the evening and checked into our hostel on langholmen island and went to dinner at bistro sud in sodermalm.

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  1. lena, your pics from your trip are amazing. you make me want to jump right on the plane to denmark/sweden tomorrow 🙂

  2. how surreal it is to meet blog friends! (in the best way, illustrations coming to life, 🙂

    thank you for the plate(s) lena, they arrived safe and sound!

  3. I don’t know why I don’t read you blog more often-i just love it! How wonderful to meet these talented women! Thank you for sharing your adventures with us.

  4. hi lena,

    your trip sounds really exciting! which hotel did you stay in fiskebackskil? a weblink or a tel no please….thks

  5. LOVE photos #2 & 3!
    would love to visit there some day…
    and how much fun to meet up w/ fellow artists/bloggers!

  6. That looks glorious. The vintage ceramics are quite a treat. What a thrill it must have been to meet the real live versions of people you met on the blogs – quite extraordinary!

  7. i just to live in gothenborg so i love your photos in this post it´s like taking a walk on memory lane, and there is my dear dear friend Elisabeth, she the cutest.thanks for sharing this:)

  8. Looks like you had a lovely trip Lena. And a nice weekend to go to New Hampshire. The leaves here are just starting to be totally amazing.