For more than 3 month we had travelled through Scandinavia and we loved it! It was the first time we came to these countries and we enjoyed the beautiful landscapes from the lakes in Finland to the mountains and fjords of Norway very much. Especially the North in autumn was a great experience and of …
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We were happy that the Viking museum of Ladby was open and we could explore this site, where in 925 AD, a Viking king was buried in his warship. Beside of a bed on which he was bedded, the ship also contained 12 horses and 3 dogs which were buried with him to serve him …
Our last parking for the night in Sweden was at a wonderful beach which we went to explore the next morning. (Parking: 56.452701, 12,907042) Afterwards we were on the way to Denmark, taking the 16 km long bridge and tunnel over the Øresund. We passed Copenhagen and stopped at Odense where we spent the night. …
Grimeton Radio Station in southern Sweden, is an early longwave transatlantic wireless telegraphy station built in 1922-1924, that has been preserved as a historical site. From the 1920s through the 1940s it was used to transmit telegram traffic by Morse code to North America and other countries, and during World War 2 was Sweden’s only telecommunication link with the rest of …
We had reached lake Vänern, in the south-west of Sweden. It is the largest lake in Sweden, the largest lake in the European Union and the third-largest lake in Europe after Ladoga and Onega in Russia! We came here to explore a trace of the ice age which leads into the lake – Hindens rev. (Parking: 58.572910, 12.914454) Hindens rev is a long, …
Again we had used the parking where our hike started for the night. That turned out to be the best way to use the daylight. This way we manage to start “early” on our hikes and leave the driving for the afternoon, when it gets dark very early. (Parking: 58.72737, 11.72918) In the morning we …
Tresticklan National Park lies at the border to Norway, North of the Swedish town of Ed. We arrived there in the afternoon and did a short test hike as there was not enough daylight left for the full tour. The next day we woke to a blue sky at the lake where we had parked …
We had read about this place somewhere and were fascinated by the pictures we found on the Internet. A cemetery of old cars from the 40s to the 70s lies in a remote forest close to the border to Norway. We drove on a small gravel road to get there, when suddenly the first old …
Our last destination in Norway was Kongsvinger, but before we visited the fortress above the town, we stopped to finally pick up our snow chains. They produce all kinds of snow chains, we needed just simple ones, which will get us out of deep snow if necessary. There is this saying “better to have it …
We met Espen Håkonsen, when he was taking a great picture of the elk at night, with the lights of the passing cars giving it a special touch. We got talking and the next day we decided to explore his hometown Hamar together. This route is known for elks often crossing the road. The colourful …
