Gotland (and the city of Visby)

We arrived pretty late into Visby, but of course the sun was just setting.  It was 11:15 at night.  Thankfully, they get the concept of having good curtains to block the light out.  We got all checked in and settled for the night.  For the next few days, we did sight-seeing and of course eating and drinking.  We had Spanish tapas one night, made by an actual chef from Spain and served with a fantastic Spanish red.  For lunch another day, we had fresh shrimp and herring (OK, I had the fresh shrimp and Lynn had the herring) at a small fish restaurant right off the main square in Visby.  One night we even hit a pub run by a British guy.  Lynn didn't believe me at first when I said he was from Britain.  I was proved right a few minutes later when I asked where he was from.

So, I did get a pint of Guinness.  That was later followed by the locally made (as in, right down the street made) Sleepy Bulldog Pale Ale and the Summer Pale Ale.  Both were fantastic.  We were serenaded by the local band singing American songs that we sang along with.

The following day, we headed from Visby up to Faro Island for the day.  Faro is just a 7-minute ferry ride from the main island.  We ate at Farosunds Fastning, which is just outside of Farosunds.  Farosunds is where you catch the ferry to go across to Faro.  It is a hotel/restaurant that is owned by Pontus Frithiof.  The food was very good.  It was the first day for them to be open for their season, so we were glad of that.

How can you say no to the view?  We opted to sit outside since it was such a perfect day outside.  The colorful pigs were an added bonus.  I opted for the summer salad with turkey confit and a mustard dressing. Lynn had the glazed pork loin on a piece of toast that was topped with horseradish.  She said it reminded her  of BBQ pork.

The salad was excellent.  The turkey was tender and flavorful and the dressing was fantastic.  I am not a huge dressing person, in fact I tend not to get any for the most part.  Yes, I do eat dry salads.  They were a bit heavy handed on the dressing, but thankfully, the salad wasn't tossed in it, they only dotted it around the sides.  It was a perfect meal for a beautiful day that was bordering on being to warm.  Add a nice glass of South African Rose, and it was a perfect meal.

Sadly, that was one of our last meals here in Sweden.  Next up, Denmark!