Our second day began with some breakfast and a trip to the South mountain. The South mountain is a taller mountain than the North mountain and it too offers some great views. The South mountain has downhill skiing in the winter. When we reached the top of the mountain we walked to the starting gate for the downhill slalom and took in the views.
We headed back to the house for some lunch and changed our clothes and headed downtown. Like some other cities, Sundsvall has adopted an animal mascot to represent its city. Sundsvall chose the dragon as their mascot and a friend of Magnus' started creating the dragon sculptures all over town. She asked local businesses to sponsor each sculpture so the dragons are all themed. See if you can figure them out.
After we walked through the center of town we stopped for some FIKA in a pretty cool spot. There was a small coffee shop and a library, and it used to be where 4 buildings came together on the street. They decided to enclose the corner and turn it into a pretty cool family center. You can still see the street signs on the sides of the building.
After FIKA it was time to go and see the king. The king and queen of Sweden were on a tour of the county this particular week and Sundsvall was a stop on their list. We headed to get a spot so we could see them walk into the center of town and address the crowd. Pretty cool experience.
We headed back to the house for a lovely dinner. Pork medallions with fresh chanterelle sauce and scalloped potatoes. For dessert we had ice cream and homemade fresh berry sauce. Det var jätte bra!!
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