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- Day 56
- Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at 6:32 PM
- ☀️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 347 m
SwedenSjöparken67°8’15” N 20°39’56” E
Gallivare
August 15, 2017 in Sweden ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Pronounced "yal-li-VA-ray" this is a word from the local Sami culture, the native people we used to call Laplanders. The town grew due to the mining in the area (see previous post).
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- Day 57
- Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at 8:42 AM
- ☁️ 11 °C
- Altitude: 292 m
- SwedenHarsprånget66°54’11” N 19°48’29” E
Inlandsbanan day one
August 16, 2017 in Sweden ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
The Inlandbanan is a passenger rail that runs in the summer along a route through the middle of Sweden. I am spending 4 days along the route and will post pictures along the way. Today, the trainRead more
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- Day 58
- Thursday, August 17, 2017 at 8:49 AM
- ☀️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 260 m
- SwedenJokkmokk66°36’30” N 19°49’10” E
Jokkmokk
August 17, 2017 in Sweden ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Small town right at the arctic circle. A center of or meeting place for Sami culture. Right now the annual reindeer herders Congress is in process here. Unfortunately, it rained heavily yesterday andRead more
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- Day 58
- Thursday, August 17, 2017 at 9:33 AM
- ☀️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 309 m
- SwedenMattisudden66°33’13” N 19°54’45” E
Arctic circle
August 17, 2017 in Sweden ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Thge train stops for pictures right at the arctic circle, and they give certificates, too
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- Day 58
- Thursday, August 17, 2017 at 9:36 AM
- ☀️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 291 m
- SwedenJokkmokk66°31’35” N 19°53’28” E
Inlandsbanan day two
August 17, 2017 in Sweden ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Much like day one--wild lands, crossing the arctic circle (see another post), a natural river (what we would call wild and scenic), the lunch stop for reindeer stew, grass red like I've never seenRead more
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- Day 59
- Friday, August 18, 2017 at 12:43 PM
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 358 m
- SwedenVilhelmina station64°37’30” N 16°39’13” E
Vilhelmina
August 18, 2017 in Sweden ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Old logging town now a small center of Sami folks and tourism. The pics are the old courthouse and representative Sami buildings set up by a local Sami cultural society. The last pic is looking out myRead more
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- Day 59
- Friday, August 18, 2017 at 12:45 PM
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 394 m
- SwedenVilhelmina64°37’46” N 16°38’46” E
Vilhelmina kyrka
August 18, 2017 in Sweden ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
The village church. You don't see many churches with a glassed off room at the back for socials, coffee hour or even Sunday school. The last pic is the view from the pulpit. I admit I couldn't resist.Read more
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- Day 59
- Friday, August 18, 2017 at 12:45 PM
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 388 m
- SwedenBaksjön64°37’46” N 16°38’55” E
Kyrkstaden
August 18, 2017 in Sweden ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Church town. When the first churches were built to serve the Sami, it was necessary to build a bunch of cottages or bungalows because people had to travel so far to church that they needed places toRead more
Arija Restbergs
A lot of the design in the rugs/table covers are the same that Latvians used 🙂
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- Day 59
- Friday, August 18, 2017 at 6:43 PM
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Altitude: 277 m
- SwedenLövberga63°56’54” N 15°49’43” E
Inlandsbanan day three
August 18, 2017 in Sweden ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
4 hour evening ride from Vilhelmina to Ostersund. A few differences. More types of trees, deciduous mostly. More "civilization." Not as boggy. Yet more lakes. More complex forests. A steam engine onRead more
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- Day 60
- Saturday, August 19, 2017 at 11:17 AM
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 297 m
- SwedenÖstersund63°10’35” N 14°37’54” E
Ostersund
August 19, 2017 in Sweden ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
A rainy day, but I did visit the Stora Kirka where I was taken by the chancel artwork. I've not seen anything even remotely similar. A pic of the oldest part of town and the Froso Church. The bellRead more
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- Day 60
- Saturday, August 19, 2017 at 4:42 PM
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Altitude: 366 m
- SwedenFrösö63°10’18” N 14°31’19” E
Sommerhagen
August 19, 2017 in Sweden ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Home of composer Wilhelm Peterson-Bergers. (Pronounced PEH-ter-zhawn--BEER-yers and remember to roll your Rs). Wonderful tour of the house with his music included at each stop. One of the highlightsRead more
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- Day 61
- Sunday, August 20, 2017 at 8:53 AM
- ☀️ 11 °C
- Altitude: 396 m
- SwedenTandsbyn62°59’53” N 14°44’32” E
Inlandsbanan day four
August 20, 2017 in Sweden ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
The last day on this small train through the center of Sweden. Still traveling south with the climate becoming more temperate . More farming. More varied topography. Woodlands are more interestingRead more
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- Day 62
- Monday, August 21, 2017 at 11:31 AM
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 162 m
- SwedenMora61°0’26” N 14°32’29” E
Mora
August 21, 2017 in Sweden ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Small country town, home to the world's largest ski race, the Vasaloppet. Named for the same king that the preserved ship is Stockhlom is named for. His statue is at race central, as is the bellRead more
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- Day 62
- Monday, August 21, 2017 at 11:32 AM
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 162 m
- SwedenMora61°0’26” N 14°32’29” E
Mora church
August 21, 2017 in Sweden ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
15th century church. Local cathedral. The exterior is under renovation with scaffolding everywhere. So no pics. So pics are all inside. Look especially at the close-up of the pulpit. I get a kick outRead more
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- Day 63
- Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at 1:47 PM
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
- SwedenMölntorp59°32’44” N 16°14’34” E
Southern Sweden
August 22, 2017 in Sweden ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Train for 7 hours through southern Sweden, frtom Mora to Gothenburg. Very different from recent days. Much more agriculture.
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- Day 65
- Thursday, August 24, 2017 at 8:09 PM
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Altitude: 33 m
- SwedenRosenlundskanalen57°41’40” N 11°57’24” E
Gothenburg
August 24, 2017 in Sweden ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
City focused on the harbor. The older portion of town was originally a blue collar neighborhood that has gentrified. The "fish church" is actually the fish market, even though it looks like a church.Read more
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- Day 67
- Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 2:27 PM
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 18 m
NorwayDomkirken59°54’45” N 10°44’49” E
Oslo domkirke
August 26, 2017 in Norway ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Cathedral in Oslo. Extraordinary ceiling. But the best part was arriving 5 minutes before an organ recital. Kristina Lysiak played for a full hour, including Bach, Buxtehude, Schumann, Bjornboe, andRead more
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- Day 67
- Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 6:04 PM
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 14 m
- NorwayTøyen59°54’47” N 10°45’57” E
Oslo
August 26, 2017 in Norway ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Welcome to Norway. The first pic is the view from the apartment where I'm staying. A nice way to wake up. Then the first city hall and a statue commemorating the king throwing down his glove sayingRead more
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- Day 67
- Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 6:14 PM
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 17 m
- NorwayOslo Spektrum59°54’46” N 10°45’11” E
Oslo city hall
August 26, 2017 in Norway ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
The new and current city hall where the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded. First, the front from the courtyard. Then three pics of some of the murals in the main hall where the peace prize ceremony takesRead more
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- Day 68
- Sunday, August 27, 2017 at 12:59 PM
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 39 m
- NorwayVigeland Sculpture Park59°55’36” N 10°42’1” E
Vigeland park 1
August 27, 2017 in Norway ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Vigeland was a sculptor who spent most of his working life on this park, which, even absent the art, is a beautiful place. I have divided this into 3 posts because there is just too much here, andRead more
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- Day 68
- Sunday, August 27, 2017 at 12:59 PM
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 39 m
- NorwayVigeland Sculpture Park59°55’36” N 10°42’1” E
Vigeland park 2
August 27, 2017 in Norway ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
The fountain is between the bridge and the main sculpture. The last pic looks back from the main sculpture to the fountain with the bridge beyond.
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- Day 68
- Sunday, August 27, 2017 at 12:59 PM
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 39 m
- NorwayVigeland Sculpture Park59°55’36” N 10°42’1” E
Vigeland park 3
August 27, 2017 in Norway ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Now for the main sculpture. Done in granite. First is the ironwork gate. There is one on all 4 sides, each different. There are about 40 or individual sculptures around the central carved column. (I'mRead more
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- Day 68
- Sunday, August 27, 2017 at 4:50 PM
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- NorwayFlatskjær59°52’13” N 10°35’26” E
Oslo fjord
August 27, 2017 in Norway ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Oslo fjord differs from the fjords we usually see. I'll get to those next week. This is the harbor. The cruise doesn't go out far enough to get to the narrow section. So this is what we saw--lots ofRead more
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- Day 69
- Monday, August 28, 2017 at 4:02 PM
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 188 m
- NorwayMesna61°6’57” N 10°27’57” E
Lillehammer
August 28, 2017 in Norway ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Site of 1994 Winter Olympics. Pics are the Olympic torch, the ice arena, the ski area and close-up of the ski jump, view from the top of the ski jump (taken while my acrophobic stomach was just aRead more
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- Day 70
- Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at 12:49 PM
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 13 m
- NorwayBygdøynes59°54’13” N 10°41’53” E
Traveler
The guy on top of the statue looks cold, even in Aguust