When we first started looking at places to buy in Trosa, we booked in to see a property on Smäckbrogatan (which we call Smack Bottom because we’re puerile). The property seemed perfect on paper. It was falu red, had a guest house and a big old boulder in the front garden. We did a walk by before meeting the real estate agent. The traffic put us off, so we cancelled the visit.
Next door there was a church building which I didn’t know was a church building before I went on the SFI tour of historic Trosa and ended up there for fika. Well, not any more. While we’ve been away, it has been removed.
It was quite a shock when I walked passed this morning on my way to the System. The thing is, right next door, to the left of the photo, is the house we didn’t visit. So, while the traffic would have been bad, this and the subsequent building project ‘coming soon’ would have been awful. Especially considering it’s not expected to be finished until 2026.
Incidentally, the church is going to build something they call a ‘climate-smart parish hall’ in place of the old one, which was completed in 1972. I don’t know what that entails but I do know it’ll be a noisy construction zone for over a year.
Other changes in Trosa I noticed this morning include a new Thai/sushi place called Sawaddee. It’s where Trosa Bistro and Bar was. Then there’s the rest of the walkway along the river. I have mentioned the bit they’ve been working on from the centrum to the bridge at Bryggargränd and this new section goes from the bridge to Smack Bottom.
It’s currently a big trench.
However, the biggest and best change is Villa Tjugosju which is going into Visthuset. Villa Tjugosju, according to a sign placed in the window, will be a boutique and bistro and is due to open sometime before this summer. The insides of the building are currently being renovated. I’m just hoping they will serve coffee as good as Visthuset.
In electrical news…Lukas came round this afternoon to check out why the power in the stuga vanished. It appears that there is some sort of short in the cable that goes from the main house. He says they will need to run a cable direct from the distribution box at the front of the property. This will mean a trench being dug beside the drive. Hopefully, this will be fixed by next Tuesday.
