Sweden 2020 part VIII - Härjedalen, Medelpad and Dalarna

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August 10th 2020

Published: December 20th 2020

A blog entry with animals that actually or supposedly don't exist and with a tree that has existed like forever In the time line of our vacation this blog entry has become a bit of an anomaly. We have here collected photos from a few early days of the trip and the very last ones. We arranged things that way to help us make the blogs a bit more interesting and readable. At least that is what we ai... Read Full Entry

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Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

Ake Och Emma

We are Emma Holmbro and Ake Dahllof. We live in Stockholm, Sweden. We have travelled more or less regularly since the mid 1990-ies and it seems like the more we travel the more difficult it is to decide where to go next. Not because we are running out of places to visit but because we find more places we want to go to faster than we manage to travel to them. Some of the things from our travel bucket list we have ticked off since we started this blog in 2006 are Angel Falls in Ven... full info

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Muskox

The calf is cute...

This muskox skull looks familiar...

This is a muskox skull. Somehow that looks familiar... It makes us wonder, do muskoxen have tiny hooves?

Muskox warning sign

Strange village name

This village is actually named The Darkness...

Old Tjikko

This tree is believed to be around 9,500 years old.

Njupeskär Waterfall

Njupeskär Waterfall is the highest waterfall in Sweden.

Trängslet Dam

View over the lake created by Trängslet Dam

Långö Liebruk

Långö Liebruk was a small village that grew up around a local business. But then the business went slower and eventually the company had to close.

Långö Liebruk

People moved elsewhere to find jobs and the village died. Today there are only two houses left standing. But there are a lot of photos and information and it is interesting to walk around and picture what the village used to look like.

Rotensugnet

A small nature reserve north of Älvdalen.

Rotensugnet

In the reserve there is a disused log flume from the days when timber was transported on the rivers.

Älvdalen

The town Älvdalen itself is pretty and worth a quick stop.

Rättvik Pier

We stopped in the town Rättvik because we needed a break in our journey.

Rättvik Pier

Rättvik is a town we have visited before so we knew of their biggest tourist attraction - the 628 meter long Rättvik Pier.

Öster Silvberg Mine

Öster Silvberg Mine is a defunct silver mine in Säter Municipality in Dalarna. It is popular among the locals because the old mine is water filled and good for swimming.

View over a lake

View over a lake near Öster Silvberg Mine in Säter Municipality

Säter Mental Hospital

Säter Mental Hospital is today a tourist site

The clinic for forensic psychiatry

Famous inmates they have had at the clinic include Sigvard Thurneman, leader of the Sala Gang in the 1930-ies, and Sture Bergwall, erroneously convicted of eight murders.

Silfhytteå Ironworks

Most of Silfhytteå Ironworks is in ruins today but some buildings are still standing and it is possible to get an idea of what the place looked like.

Stjärnsund Church

Drive slow

Warning sign for squirrels that urge people to drive slowly

21st December 2020

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

I've enjoyed following your journey...
I hope to see some of Sweden within the next couple of years as I have ancestors from Uppsala.

22nd December 2020

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

Uppsala is worth visiting
If you decide to visit Sweden, please let us know. It would be great fun to meet you. Uppsala is definitely worth visiting. We have been thinking about spending an entire weekend there to explore. The Celsius temperature scale is named after an Uppsala professor by the way. Only an hour by train from Uppsala you have Stockholm where you could spend a week without seeing everything worth visiting. /Ake

22nd December 2020

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

Uppsala...
If it were up to me I would visit Norway, Sweden and Poland in 2022. I'm still negotiating with my wife! If it works out it would be great to meet you, if only for coffee!

26th December 2020

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

So much beauty
Every blog you publish makes us want to go to Sweden sooner than we were planning.

26th December 2020

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

Make sure to come in summer
Each season in Sweden has its own charm. However, some are more difficult to appreciate than others. The season that is easiest to love is summer. So if you are planning to come here, make sure to do so in summer for the best experience. /Ake

10th January 2021

Rainyb
Lorraine Brecht

Thanks for sharing!

11th January 2021

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

Maybe you remember that one
This is the blog entry I published by mistake and had to delete. Now finally you can read it. Hope you enjoy it. /Ake

2nd May 2021

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Impressive
I'm very impressed with the amount of places you were able to fit into your journey around Sweden! I love the video running through the meadow - freedom! ? And how great it is to be able to stumble upon unexpected places and sights on a trip - I like the idea of staying in a "hippie community" ?

2nd May 2021

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

It was a great trip
We had an awesome vacation last summer. In July we are heading up north in Sweden again. We then plan to drive past the area we visited now and go further north. I think that will be another awesome vacation. /Ake

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