Cars, trains, boats and Sweden

Things learnt on the trip to Helsingborg today:

• Samuel absolutely loved the train.
• Samuel loved the boat too.
• We can pretty much make it from our house to a lovely cafe in Sweden in an hour.
• Stuff is cheaper in Sweden.
• Shopping with Samuel is still a pain - as helpful as that play table in the shop is while you are browsing, it is a complete operation to get him away from it when you need to leave. (Prying the tractor from his hands, lifting the screaming child up, and trying to exit with some dignity intact. He is really strong.)
• Although they understand my questions in Danish just fine, I cannot understand the Swedish replies. Must stop speaking Danish when I am in Sweden.
• Do not underestimate the value of surprise squirty water fountains near a cafe stop in the afternoon - Samuel enthralled = time to drink cafe latte.
• Having one child for a day trip out is easier than two. He was outnumbered.
• Having only Samuel with us made us feel like really old parents. We wanted to tell people "this is our second one, you know..."
• Helsingborg is a great city on a sunny day.
• Should have taken the camera.