We decided to set off to Björkö at noon as we needed to make some grocery shopping in the morning. In order to get to the island by car, we needed to drive to Lilla Varholmen and to take the car ferry from the terminal. The ferry trip took us only 6 minutes and it is free of charge.
The festival was situated right at the harbor and the place was packed with people. We had difficulty finding a parking spot at first, but as we were weaving through the traffic, we spotted a place with a slightly elevated grass pavement beside a villa.
"Well, what the heck. Let's park the car there!"
I could not care less right now as I was currently starving and craving very much for food. So I carefully maneuvered and pushed our car onto the pavement. And then I caught Linda's wary eyes as she was worried someone might complain and tow our car away. One of the lessons I learned is to always thrust a woman's instinct so we decided to ring the villa's owner door to ask if he was ok for us to park our car there.
"Det är helt okej! Ha det trevlig på festivalen!" was the response in Swedish from the owner which meant, "It is ok! Have fun at the festival!" So that basically solved our concern.
We headed straight to the stall with the longest queue as we saw smiling people walking away with sumptuous portions of their food. And moreover, the price seemed reasonable and the food just looked so delicious! While Linda was queuing, I tried to sneak onto one sailing boat to take some pictures of the surrounding. I attached a picture here, see if you could spot Linda in the crowd! :)
It took us roughly 20 minutes to reach our turn for the order (not too bad). From the menu, Linda ordered "The best soup in the coast" and I ordered a "Smoked pork chop". Yes, a pork chop at a seafood festival. Sneer at me as much as you want! :)
We brought our orders to an empty standing table and started digging into them, and the taste of the food were indeed pretty decent although I would honestly say I enjoyed Linda's company and the surrounding atmosphere better. After lunch, we took a walk around the harbor and had coffee in Seaside restaurant where we sat inside closed to the window, enjoying the sea view with the warm sunlight as well as some peaceful moments.
It was soon time to leave and we were glad to find out our car was still in tact at the parking place :) When we about to drive away, a young women knocked on my window and asked if she could hitch a ride with us to the ferry terminal. We both said yes simultaneously. On the small journey to the terminal, we learned that she was on a work assignment on the island. Her job that day was to interview some of the inhabitants to understand the sea pollution of the island, and hence hoping to create more awareness on the environmental issues among the people. And I think this is absolutely meaningful and I salute to that!
Our conversation ended as she bid farewell when we reached the ferry terminal, leaving us pondering silently what we could do more for this beautiful planet as we were heading home...
Below are some pictures to share:
住在瑞典西海岸有一个好处，那就是可以吃到鲜美的海鲜。碰巧Björkö岛在这周末有举办海鲜节。Björkö是哥德堡群岛北部较大的岛屿之一。
我们决定在中午时才出发，因为我们早上需要买一些家里的日常物品。前往Björkö，我们需要开车到Lilla Varholmen并从码头乘坐汽车渡轮。乘渡轮仅花了6分钟，而且是免费的。
海鲜节的地点在岛屿的港口，这个地方挤满了人。我们一开始很难找到一个停车位，但是当我们在人群和汽车中穿行时，我们在路边发现了一块草坪，刚好一个车位大小，就在一个别墅旁！
“不理了，我们就把车停那边吧！”
我已经不能理那么多了，因为我正饥肠辘辘。当我小心的把车子停好，我发觉琳达担忧的看着我，说她担心可能有人会抱怨并拖走我们的车子。在我人生中，我学了许多的教训，其中之一就是要相信女人的直觉。所以我们决定敲别墅主人的门，询问我们是否可以把车子停在那。
“Det är helt okej！Ha det trevlig på festivalen” 主人用瑞典语回答，意思是，“没问题的！在海鲜节里玩得开心吧！”这基本上解决了我们的担忧。
在众多的摊位中，我们直接走向队伍最长的摊位，因为我们看到微笑客人们带着丰盛的食物离开。此外，价格似乎合理，食物看起来很美味！当琳达在排队买餐时，我试图爬上其中一艘帆船来拍下周围热闹的环境。我在这里附上一张照片，看看你是否能在人群中找到琳达！ :)
我们花了大约20分钟才买到我们的午餐（不算等得太久）。从菜单上，琳达选了“海岸上最好的汤”，而我点了一份“烟熏猪排”。是的，我竟然在海鲜节上点了猪排。尽情嘲笑我吧！ :)
我们把午餐都带到一张空的餐桌上，然后开始享用它们，食物的味道是相当不错，虽然老实说，我很是喜欢有琳达在身边，和周围热闹的气氛。午餐后，我们在海港边散步，过后在Seaside餐厅喝咖啡，我们坐在靠近窗户的地方，享受海景，温暖的阳光和一些宁静的时刻。
很快就要离开了，我们很高兴车子仍久无恙停在那草坪上。就当我们要开走离开时，一个年轻姑娘轻轻敲了我的窗户，请求她是否可以搭乘我们的车子到渡轮码头，我们俩同时答应了。谈话中，我们了解到今天她在岛上工作，采访一些居民，目的是为了解岛上的海洋污染情况，也因此希望提高居民们对环境问题的认识。 我觉得这工作很有意义，我向此致敬！
我们谈着，一直到渡轮码头时才告别。我们和她的谈话虽然结束了，但在回家路上，我和琳达都默默地思考着谈话的内容，想想我们可以为这美丽的星球做些什么。。。
在这里分享一些图片:
1. Car ferry to Björkör. 到Björkör的渡轮
3. Queue for the food. 排队买食物
4. Food and coffee 食物和咖啡
5. Enjoying the view. 享受海边美景
6. A comic to describe the day. 漫画
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