Biggest thing today was our visit to COOP Konsum in Bergvik. We were environmental friendly. Recycling PET bottles. This is something we can not enjoy in Japan, getting money for recycling the PET bottles.

After recycling we did some grocery shopping. Some Cactus Ramlösa water. And coleslaw for the BBQ lunch that my mother had prepared.

In the late afternoon we packed the car and drove back to Gävle. Robert joined us in the car and we talked while cruising along the E4an.

Chie and I wanted to stay at a hotel in Gävle but we had no reservation and no idea where to stay. So before getting into downtown Gävle we headed out to Engeltofta. But there they only had a restaurant and a pension, with shared toilettes and showers. It was a beautiful place but not for us this time.

We drove back to my mother’s place to drop Robert off. And used the opportunity to check Internet for hotels. The best option we could find was the newly renovated Scandic CH in the central of Gävle. Once we got there we found out it was quite a nice hotel.

It turned out Robert forgot his watch in the car so we had to go back to my mother’s place to return it to him. Impulsive decision… Instead of Robert waiting at home for his friends to meet him, he joined us for dinner. At Cinque. An Italian restaurant. OK food, but nothing special. But Chie found a great grappa (Grappa di Amarone Riserva) 😛