In June 2009, the Tre Porcelli embarked upon an epic journey of a thousand miles from Copenhagen to Oslo and back again: three kingdoms in three days.

Copenhagen had a rather German feel, and, despite the sun, was very windy.

Surprisingly the clock tower rings the Westminster Chimes.
Frederikskirk (or The Marble Church) looms above Amalienborg Palace, where the Danish royal family reside. The monumental Øresund Bridge connects Denmark to Sweden.

We briefly stopped in Malmö before driving through the progressively hilly Swedish countryside to Norway, passing such fanciful places as Glumslöv, Trollhättan and Höör.

In Oslo (once called Christiania) the summer sky is bright until very late at night. Most of the historical buildings lie along Karl Johans Gate.

Vigeland Park was built throughout the first half of the 20th Century. Hundreds of strange sculptures decorate a bridge and fountain, leading up to the circle of life, around the monolith.

On the return trip we spent a night in the woods near Gothenburg.

Nine years later (or seven since my second visit), I returned to Gothenburg for a brief and eventful visit.