Visby

As I mention before this week (Monday-Friday) I am in Visby for a conference for work. Visby is on the island of Gotland off the coast of Sweden.

conference center

view from window of conference center

oystercatcher that always hangs outside out conference center

I arrived late Monday evening and on Tuesday we had a set schedule of talks and events we have to attend. Tuesday was pretty much jammed pack with talks until 5pm then we had a dinner schedule for 7pm. I can say one thing for sure though they are feeding us really well here! And we don't get a choice so I have been eating foods I normally don't eat. Tuesday for lunch they served us flounder with roasted potatoes and soybeans.

For dinner we were served a 3 course meal, starting with cured salmon.

For the entree we had lamb with a potato cake and beans.

and dessert was a saffron cake (as in saffron rice).

Wednesday was another long day of talks as most conference are but today we had no dinner planned so I actually had a chance to walk around the walled city.

street of shops

Hyun Ji and I

Sweden is know for the viking apparently they make pizza too!

they have these signs all over roads in the city no kids allowed?

Visby has 50 old church ruins that's a lot in such a small city

Swedish dog (breed found only mostly in Sweden)

Visby is know for their sheep you can buy sheep pellets