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Kalltorpssjon in Sodermanland County

January 9th, 2012 at 9:00 pm » Comments (1)

Stockholm is surrounded by water, both the Baltic Sea and lakes. This is Källtorpssjön which is a part of Nacka Nature Reserve in southeast Stockholm. Very popular among people to take a swim in, but also to do some fishing.

Sportfishing is allowed with a fishing card and there is game fish to catch. Up to [...]

Hellasgarden Recreation Area for Stockholmers

January 8th, 2012 at 9:00 pm » Comments (0)

Despite that it is the capital city of Sweden, Stockholm has a lot of recreation areas within the city or close by. One of the most well known, where even the school is taking the pupils, are Hellasgården only around 15 minutes from the City.

The first cottage was built in 1914, but the place has [...]

Viking Travel Postcard: Rune Stone 390

January 5th, 2012 at 9:00 pm » Comments (2)

Another Viking Travel Postcard spotted on a roadtrip to Sigtuna, Sweden. The runic inscription of the stone says: “Sven had the stone erected in memory of… his father and Fröydis in memory of Ulv, her husband. God help his soul”.

The names Sven and Ulv are common in the runic inscriptions but Frödis has only one [...]