Ängelholm

Let me start this post by introducing you to the Jojo card.  Specifically the beloved Jojo summer card.  This card, which costs a mere 595 SEK (~90 USD) allows that bearer to ride any and every bus and/or train in Skåne from June 15 till August 15.  Skåne is our region of Sweden.  Think of it as a county that is, in very rough numbers, 75 x 80 miles.  The summer Jojo card is great and everyone loves it.

So, with our wonderful cards, we took a day trip to the area surrounding the town of Ängelholm, 60 miles north of Malmö.  Our original plan was to visit some old shipping towns/ villages near Ängelholm.   The bus schedule, however, wasn't cooperating so we decided to stay in town.  And we had a great time!  To show you all the pictures will take a few posts.  Varsågod (there you go)!

The bus / train station.

Across from the station there was a covered area to park one's bicycle.

"Welcome to our station."  

Jerns mean iron (depending on where you look it up!), and is the name of the company which develops, owns and manages train stations throughout Sweden.

From one of several bridges.  The flowers were along the bridges railings.

One of the town's churches, and obviously, its commemorative plate.  Which reminds me to mention that the region was/is known for ceramics.  I think the church might just be called Ängelholms Kyrka (kyrka, pronounced "sheer-ka", means church).  I do not know the exact age of the church, but the grave marker that was at our feet when I snapped this picture had a death date in the early 1800's. 

 

I don't think I need to explain this picture.

Yup - A pretty fountain and another plate. 

Circle K?   

In the town square there was a stage with live entertainment (OK so some of it was country music.  Whatever.), ice cream, fruit and vegetable stands, and some clothing vendors.

Lovely homes in the neighborhood.

I know it is difficult to recognize the scale of this water spigot, but it is about 12-15 feet high.  If we read the sign correctly, it was used for the trains. 

Dinner along the sidewalk at a restaurant called Simon's.  I think the owner is Turkish.  It was very nice, and we had very good service.  The waitress said she had traveled all over the United States ~ 30 years ago, waiting tables and washing dishes etc.  It was a great way to end the day.