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So one of the places I went with Sophie was to visit Greta Garbo’s Grave in Skogskykogården, a world heritage site in it’s own right.  While there my camera got a much needed outing, and I found myself drawn to photographing mushrooms (go figure!).  I’m hoping Sophie won’t mind this picture of her on my blog, aren’t her outfits amazing?  Damn awesome Sophie-ness!

The wiki on how to find her grave was a little misleading to me , (and I’m a geologist with pretty good map sense – this map however shows you much better imo) so it took us quite a while to find it, however it did mean working up an appitete, so it’s not all bad.  If you were to go search yourself – once you pass the big building on your left (next to the cross) you haven’t passed the chapel they mean in the wiki – the chapel is at the bottom of the hill (surrounded by trees, and with a lovely Angel of Death on it’s roof), and the left turn is just beyond it.  The grave itself, while understated, is by itself and in a very obvious position.

What amazed me about the graveyard was how serene it was, and how nature wasn’t shifted away to build it, more that it was all kept together.  I didn’t really take many pictures as I thought it would be odd, but I did get this one:-

Looking through a natural archway.

And of course I mentioned that my camera got a much needed outing:-  I give to you, mushrooms!

So yes, I hope this wasn’t too boring!  Next up Milliesgården and some thoughts on a spa we visited!