Blogs from Örnsköldsvik, Västernorrland County, Sweden, Europe

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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 he realised that he had a lot of time on his hands and plenty of space in his garden around his home. He decided to decorate the garden with wooden sculptures that he creates using a chain saw. Today there are maybe a hundred sculptures in his garden and he keeps adding more. We loved this place and really enjoyed walking around looking at ... read more
Steam train
An owl statue
A troll statue


Long drive today and weather glorious so pleased we have cab aircon in the Tandy. I spent quite a bit of the trip trying very hard, but failing, to stay awake. Driving along the tree-lined E4 is like counting sheep. Its not that I don’t like trees, actually I like them a lot but not in such quantities and in such a monotonous arrangement. Both sides of the E4 are lined continuously with trees, nearly all conifers and, what I think makes it worse is the fence which is obviously newly installed between the forest and the road all the way along. Makes everything so regimented somehow. Not a branch out of place as it were. I presume it is to keep the Elks off the road but did still manage to spot one through the ... read more
Pretty bright blue lake where we stopped for lunch
At last - we started to see pretty countryside once we got to
Suspension bridge


We have been to a Star Wars exhibition We just have to tell you about what we did yesterday. We went to see a Star Wars exhibition. We didn’t go there on our own though. Well dad was with us like usual. But we also had company with two friends namely Zakjekonijn and Joplin. Zakjekonijn and Jopin don’t speak any English but we have promised to translate what they want to say on this blog. Since we went to see Star Wars we also dressed up like Jedi Knights. We have very pretty dresses, don't we. Emma's and Jean-Claude's grandmother has made them for us. Even the dresses Zakjekonijn and Jopin wear. Emma's and Jean-Claude's grandmother is very talanted when it comes to make Jedi dresses. Now may the Force be with you all when we ... read more
Four friends dressed up for Star Wars
Zakjekonijn holds a real Star Wars ticket
"Let's watch the movies"




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