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July 25th 2021
Published: January 24th 2022
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From cloudberries to a Rococo church via a nature reserve named after Stockholm Hjortron och Troll Sometimes we stumble upon real gems in the middle of nowhere. "Hjortron och Troll" (Cloudberries and Trolls) is one such place. In short, we can say that it is an art gallery. That gives you an idea of what it is. This place is created and run by a man named Kenneth Nielsen. When he retired... Read Full Entry



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Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro
Ake Och Emma
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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Fire stationFire station
Fire station
Ulvön has its own fire station. It's a bit cute, isn't it?
The old churchThe old church
The old church
The old church on Ulvön doesn't look like much from the outside...
The old churchThe old church
The old church
...but on the inside it is richly decorated
Paintings in the old churchPaintings in the old church
Paintings in the old church
Paintings in the old churchPaintings in the old church
Paintings in the old church
Old style neon signOld style neon sign
Old style neon sign
We like the old style neon signs. This one we spotted in the town Matfors as we passed through
The geographical midpoint of SwedenThe geographical midpoint of Sweden
The geographical midpoint of Sweden
The geographical midpoint of Sweden is on top of a hill.
Spectacular viewsSpectacular views
Spectacular views
From the restaurant next to the geographical midpoint of Sweden the views are spectacular.
Vikbron bridge Vikbron bridge
Vikbron bridge
Vikbron bridge is the longest wooden bridge in Sweden
Borgsjö churchBorgsjö church
Borgsjö church
In the village Borgsjöbyn there is a church that is a bit unusual as it is built in Rococo style.
FigurineFigurine
Figurine
Wooden figurine in Borgsjö church
FigurineFigurine
Figurine
Wooden figurine in Borgsjö church
PulpitPulpit
Pulpit
The pulpit in Borgsjö church. We don't know anything about Rococo style, but we guess this is a good example
AltarpieceAltarpiece
Altarpiece
The altarpiece in Borgsjö church. Possibly also a good example of the Rococo style



24th January 2022

Rainyb
Lorraine Brecht

Loved the chainsaw sculptures!
26th January 2022

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

So did we
We absolutely loved Hjortron och Troll. The artist is a rather nice fella too. /Ake
28th January 2022
The old church

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Swedish Churches
Some great pics of Swedish churches, Ake. Loved this one and the Rococo style. I have posted some of your pics in 'Cathedrals, grand churches, mosques and places of worship' thread in the Photography Forum. Check 'em out.
3rd February 2022
The old church

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

Thank you for adding photos to the forum
Again, thank you for adding photos to the forum. I greatly appreciate it. Unfortunately there are several interesting photo forums that are closed and where we can't add more pics. That's a pity, but I guess there is a good reason for it. /Ake
4th February 2022
A troll statue

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Lovely .
A great troll statue.
4th February 2022

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Lappland
We must get to Lappland on our visit. Thanks for sharing so much of Sweden with us.
6th February 2022

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

On travelling in north Sweden
Two things worth knowing about traveling in north Sweden are: 1 You need a car. Without it you can pretty much only visit the major towns and cities. 2 The distances between places are most often greater than in south. You have to be prepared for driving for hours. /Ake
20th February 2022

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Chainsaw Sculptures and Wolf Island
These are very interesting. I saw quite a few on recent travels in Scotland and Ireland. The name "Wolf Island" also sounds cool - great that you were able to visit places you weren't able to last time.
21st February 2022

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

On the name "Wolf Island"
A funny thing about the name "Wolf Island". The word meaning "Wolf" in the name is an older way to name the animal. I knew of the meaning, but when I refered to the animal I mostly used the more modern name for it. The name of the island I've heard many times in my life. To me that's the name of the island. Just like you probably see "Hull" as a name of a town and something totally unrelated to the bottom of a boat. I didn't make the connection of the name "Wolf Island" to the animal wolf until I wrote that blog. So when I took the photo of the wolf statue (this is embarrassing) I had not made the connection yet. Sometimes I am very slow on catching up on the simplest things... /Ake
21st February 2022

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Place Names
I know exactly what you mean, Ake. It only dawned on me a couple of years ago that the name "Newcastle" came from the fact that when it was named, the English had just built a "new castle" there, lol...!

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