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Here's back towards Stockholm:
Such a beautiful place!
Lot's of boat traffic is visible:
As well as the cliffs of Sodermalm:
Vikings no longer use longboats:
They have larger ships now:
I didn't see one Ikea when I was in Sweden:
Just a lot of pretty houses along the shore:
You can see the TV tower on the left here, from Ostermalm:
Sailboats:
Another modern Viking ship:
Then they bury the fish in the sand with some lye...
and let it ferment for seventeen years.
After which they eat the fish.
So they have fish stored for 17 years.
It's a long commitment.
So these houses stay in their families for generations.
You can see a lot of Swedish industry around.
They're not as reliant on natural resources as their Norwegian neighbors.
They have more heavy industry in Sweden.
But long ago, their factory for assembling furniture broke down...
And the Swedes have been selling flat packs ever since...
All self-assembly.
Swedes have a great history of DIY construction:
This house was built out of sticks found by the hermit owner:
You see tons of boat traffic along the way:
Wait... is that a Russian submarine?
No... I think it was a nest of minks!
Some beautiful cabins are nestled amongst the woods...
Here is an ancient rock temple, used to guide magical Dvari to the Jotunland:
Actually Sweden is quite flat:
Well this is an anomaly.
But most of the archipelago has a flat shoreline.
You stop off at docks along the way
The ferry serves every little Island...
It's a very good service...
But it gets expensive in Sweden.
That's why most people save money by fermenting their own fish.
And hunting elk
But they say the water is quite polluted...
Because Russians pee into the Baltic Sea...
Wow, never a scrap of rubbage anywhere...
And everyone owns a boat...
Actually the gov't provides boats for all laborers
But they have to ferment their own fish.
Sverige!
Here's a little tug:
Here's the flat shore I was talking about:
And a rustic dock:
Rocklined island shores:
And Torg's Tofelsson's Tug Service:
Such little islands:
It's difficult nowadays to build since there are a lot of construction regulations.
You have to be 100 m from the shore:
And have at least 7 years worth of fermented fish already buried in your beach
Otherwise it's a danger you could loose your job and starve:
Swedes like to make sure they are prepared:
Just in case there's a genocide going on south of them, that they need to ignore:
It's good to have plenty of fermented fish in cases of emergency:
Throughout the beaches of Sweden, millions of herrings lay fermenting...
Ready to feed the needy:
Sitting in their beautiful seaside cabins:
Well, we're close to Vaxholm:
There's a castle there that you can go eat in:
Visit the quaint village:
Eat some walnuts:
Fill up your boat with petrol:
Stop at the Waxholms hotelllll for a Fika:
And take the restful trip back to Stockholm!
My wife and I were lucky enough to visit friends in Stockholm recently. You can check out my other posts about Sweden here. If you get a chance to visit Stockholm, one of the first things you should do is to take a boat trip through the archipelago.
There are tourist options available, but my wife and I just took a standard ferry out to Vaxholm, which is connected to Stockholm by bus as well, if you would like to do a one way ticket. One way costs 75 SEK, ~10 USD. The trip takes roughly an hour and starts from the harbor in Stockholm. You can pay on the boat, and it doesn't seem too busy so don't worry about finding a seat.
You start in the Stockholm, Strömkajen, located in the city center, just by the Gamla Stan.
You go through Stockholm's harbor, seeing the various sights:Here's back towards Stockholm:
Such a beautiful place!
Lot's of boat traffic is visible:
As well as the cliffs of Sodermalm:
Vikings no longer use longboats:
They have larger ships now:
I didn't see one Ikea when I was in Sweden:
Just a lot of pretty houses along the shore:
You can see the TV tower on the left here, from Ostermalm:
Sailboats:
Another modern Viking ship:
It is the dream of every Swede to own a cabin along the shore:
Then they can catch fish every day:Then they bury the fish in the sand with some lye...
and let it ferment for seventeen years.
After which they eat the fish.
So they have fish stored for 17 years.
It's a long commitment.
So these houses stay in their families for generations.
You can see a lot of Swedish industry around.
They're not as reliant on natural resources as their Norwegian neighbors.
They have more heavy industry in Sweden.
But long ago, their factory for assembling furniture broke down...
And the Swedes have been selling flat packs ever since...
All self-assembly.
Swedes have a great history of DIY construction:
This house was built out of sticks found by the hermit owner:
You see tons of boat traffic along the way:
Wait... is that a Russian submarine?
No... I think it was a nest of minks!
Some beautiful cabins are nestled amongst the woods...
Here is an ancient rock temple, used to guide magical Dvari to the Jotunland:
Actually Sweden is quite flat:
Well this is an anomaly.
But most of the archipelago has a flat shoreline.
You stop off at docks along the way
The ferry serves every little Island...
It's a very good service...
But it gets expensive in Sweden.
That's why most people save money by fermenting their own fish.
And hunting elk
The homes are quite picturesque
With swans, and geese nearby...But they say the water is quite polluted...
Because Russians pee into the Baltic Sea...
Wow, never a scrap of rubbage anywhere...
And everyone owns a boat...
Actually the gov't provides boats for all laborers
But they have to ferment their own fish.
Sverige!
Here's a little tug:
Here's the flat shore I was talking about:
And a rustic dock:
Rocklined island shores:
And Torg's Tofelsson's Tug Service:
Such little islands:
It's difficult nowadays to build since there are a lot of construction regulations.
You have to be 100 m from the shore:
And have at least 7 years worth of fermented fish already buried in your beach
Otherwise it's a danger you could loose your job and starve:
Swedes like to make sure they are prepared:
Just in case there's a genocide going on south of them, that they need to ignore:
It's good to have plenty of fermented fish in cases of emergency:
Throughout the beaches of Sweden, millions of herrings lay fermenting...
Ready to feed the needy:
Sitting in their beautiful seaside cabins:
Well, we're close to Vaxholm:
There's a castle there that you can go eat in:
And you can watch the ships go by:
And see the only piece of trash in all of Sweden:Visit the quaint village:
Eat some walnuts:
Fill up your boat with petrol:
Stop at the Waxholms hotelllll for a Fika:
And take the restful trip back to Stockholm!
I hope you enjoyed! Follow my posts on facebook please-- next week we're going to Gamla Uppsala!
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