Parting Shots [Hälleviksstrand and Mollösund]

Another trip up the coast this past weekend. Revisiting some towns from 2 weekends ago. One was the coastal community of Hälleviksstrand which is located on the island of Orust. The photo above is a detail of a building located a few kilometers outside of the town. Not sure what you're looking at? Yes, a bit abstract, isn't it? Does this help?

Very quaint. Maybe, from the windows, you've guessed that it might be a something historical. Well, quaint and historical pretty much sums up the building along the entire Swedish coastline. The nave-like shape of the window should be a telling clue. A church (kyrka, in Swedish)? Yes, of course.

We also strolled around the town of Mollösund which is a little further South of Hälleviksstrand. As you head toward the waterfront, there is a church and a cemetery. The cemetery gate has this phrase which, we were told, is quite common.

Tänk På Döden - Think About Death. Heck of a recruiting message.

For more images of Hälleviksstrand Kyrka and Mollösund click here. And, you might want to check another Mollösund website (all in Swedish). The image in the lower right looks eerily familiar to IKEA Midsommar commercial. I'm just saying. In two weeks, I'll find out and report back on just how authentic that commercial really is...or isn't.