2022 The Northern Route — Visby Gotland
My hotel in Visby is located within the area that makes it special — a well preserved medieval city with cobbled surfaces throughout and ancient buildings and hollowed out cathedrals, narrow winding streets and a remnant wall and watchtowers built to protect the old city. It’s quite something and I understand that during the tourist season it’s packed, but fortunately for me that season is behind us by a week or two. Gotland is a large island but I’m near its west-side ocean and have sat there a couple times today. Tomorrow, I go to the botanical garden and will spend several hours there. I’m increasingly aware that I will be going home soon. I can’t say I’m not ready for that since traveling is at times a lot of work and hassle, but the trip has been special to me and it will take time to integrate and make sense of it. Once home with a little time between there and trip, I can read this journal and see what, if any, conclusions I come to.
