After driving through the rolling
farmland of Skåne, we saw in the distance a tall stone building. This was
Glimmingehus, an ancient fortified castle. We were greeted by an English
speaking local guide (arranged for by Christer Andersson, our primary trip
planner and on-bus narrator). 
The guide showed us the many traps that were built into the castle to foil any attempts at invasion.
She told us stories of the people who once inhabited these thick stone walls that were decorated with ancient tapestries.
Next, we went on to Åhus where we stayed for the night at a high quality hotel located a block from the Absolute Vodka factory. Sorry, no free samples there. The place was closed for the night.
We did have a first class dinner at the hotel restaurant. We sampled several kinds of herring, lax, and eel, and dined on phesant.
Some of went for an after dinner walk guided by Ingvar, who once lived in Åhus.
That's me in front of the Gästis where we stayed, and the vodka factory is behind the big truck.
