We set off for the port at Nynashamn (which is a copy and paste job every time you want to write it). We were going to catch the 8pm ferry to the island of Gotland, 3 hours off the coast of Sweden in the Baltic Sea. Lynn had just arrived from NYC. She had gone over there to have her farewell party from her 35-year career on Wall Street. She was hungry, as was I. We didn't know what to expect on the ferry ride over and we had some time to kill before we got on board. We ended up eating at Freja, a restaurant on the water that was built in an old boat that had seating on the inside as well as on deck.
We ended up inside and placed our orders at the bar. I opted for a local Swedish beer. The Mariestads was the one I chose that night. The Smaland was from another night where the food wasn't that memorable, but the beer was. Both beers had a good flavor to them and didn't taste like lightly-flavored water (I admit that I am a total beer snob).
The middle picture is our dinner from Freja. We both got the same thing- fish on a plank served with a white wine sauce and mashed potatoes. Just as a side note, when crayfish come into season, the Swedes go nuts for them. I mean nuts. The one that I had was fantastic- a nice, sweet flavor and tender too. The sauce had Swedish shrimp in them. They are just tiny and get overcooked in a nano-second. The ones that we had were a bit tough. The fish was fantastic and the mashed potatoes had little crispy bits. It was a nice meal, and we were able to kick back and enjoy the ferry ride.
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