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The countryside beyond Stockholm is home to hundreds of manor homes, the remnants of a time when large landowners controlled agricultural production in this part of Sweden. While many of these elegant manor houses remain, Read More …
The royal palace that serves as the permanent residence of the Swedish Royal Family has been nearly 500 years in the making, as the first true palace was built on the site in 1580. Built Read More …
Moody fishing villages, lost-in-time Indian and Iranian architecture, bird studies, a seemingly endless birch forest, dusty library shelves, and so much more were on display in the galleries at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis, Read More …
Gotland, Sweden has everything a traveler could want: a vibrant medieval city filled with dramatic ruins, timeless country churches, Viking graves in windswept meadows, and sprawling beaches. And lots of arts, music, and good food. Read More …
I’ve wanted to see the dramatic Øresund Bridge since it opened 10 years ago. I’ve crossed the bridge by train, but the train travels below the vehicle deck, so it is hard to really get Read More …
All my life I have heard my father talk about his time in the army when he was stationed in Berlin. It is a place I have always wanted to visit with him and I Read More …
Previous post: Grimeton Station We have said good-bye to most of the cousins, but haven’t yet completed our on-line check-in for tomorrow’s flight (no internet access at the stuga) so we make a stop at Read More …
Grimeton Radio Station, near Varberg in southwestern Sweden, began relaying wireless transatlantic communications across the Atlantic in 1924. Today this rare and well-preserved station is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Although it has connections to my family, I have not been to the church in Rolfstorp before. In many ways it is like so many other Swedish churches, simple Romanesque architecture, an interior palate of Read More …
There is a lovely long stretch of sandy beach near my cousins’ summer cottages. Along with a lovely beach, there is a protected area for swimming, a fishing shack, and at atmospheric fishing nets hanging Read More …