One thing we have been talking about doing for quite a while is to drive up to Ålleberg outside of Falköping and fika at the restaurant at the Gliding Club there. Turns out we weren't the only ones with the same idea this particular afternoon, so we had to wait for a really long time after ordering.
But hey, we had a good view while waiting! Lots of people were gliding this day, and some were parachuting too.
Ålleberg is the highest of all table mountains in Västra Götaland (335 meters above sea level), and most of the mountain is a nature reserve full of hiking trails and grazing livestock.
According to a Swedish legend, the Knights of Ålleberg are the ghosts of 12 knights who died here 1389 in the Battle of Åsle between Sweden and Denmark. The story says that the ghosts are trapped inside the mountain, waiting for a new war to wake them up so they can fight to save the country.
Other legends talk about how the mountain is the home of trolls.
We didn't see neither ghosts or trolls, just beautiful, endless views of the surroundings.
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