Blogs from Sweden, Europe - page 17

The last few days we have visited 3 more waterfalls and seen some beautiful rainbows. The Ristafallet waterfall was easy to get to but was very impressive and powerful. Handolforsarna waterfall was very impressive with two hydro electric stations. We had to cross a suspension bridge which Jeffrey was very nervous about. I don’t blame him the gaps between the planks were not much smaller than his little paws. On the way back Phil carried him for safety reasons. We drove up the wilderness road after this and on one of our overnight stops we took a photo of this stunning rainbow over the lake. The next day we stopped at another waterfall called Hällingsäfallet. It was sunny when we got there and there was a beautiful rainbow inside the waterfall.... read more

I had planned to go on a 4 hour foodies walking tour today but when I checked my emails after breakfast I discovered it was cancelled due to illness. Disappointing as I can't go tomorrow because I am off to Malmö. I decided to walk down to the waterfront and booked myself on a Under the Bridges of Stockholm tour. This was a great way to hear all about Stockholm in pleasant surroundings whilst sitting back and enjoying the view. We travelled under 12 bridges and passed through two locks which connect the Baltic Sea with Lake Mälaran. The Lake is approx. a meter higher than the sea - hence the lock. The Swede's are very proud of all their achievements and are happy to tell you all about them. They invented Skype, Bluetooth and Spotify ... read more

Hi Everyone Today we left Hotel Silverhatten by coach,journey via Arvidjaur and Moskosel,we passed through green and rocky landscape. Our highlight for the day was arriving at the Arctic circle in which we had a short ceremony taken by a Sami representitve we were all given a certificate in crossing the arctic circle.we had light refreshments,took lots of photos and had some fun. Tonight at Midnight is the best to see the midnight sun,hope I don’t sleep in!!. We didn’t see any reindeer or moose today,but last night at dinner Kevin and Lyn our friend from Canberra had Moose for dinner and I had a taste and it was amazing like a good steak. We arrived at Jokkmokk town,which means a bend in the river at around 2 in the afternoon to our hotel. Jokkmokk is ... read more

After waking at 4:40am, it seemed liked a good idea to get up and start the day. Breakfast was included in my booking and with plenty of time on my hands, I made full use of it. Excellent quality and range of options available but I decided to go the healthy option of muesli, yoghurt and fruit with a coffee and orange juice. After breakfast I started on my walk to the ABBA museum. I'm glad I got there early as when I was coming out, there was quite a queue to get in. It was really interesting to follow the story of the four band members and how they came together in the first place, as well as their journey once they became world wide sensations. A trip down memory lane, that's for sure. The ... read more

Hello Everyone We left Östersund and boarded the Inlandsbanan train,the staff on the train we’re so friendly and we all had a lot 9f fun,our main aim was to spot Reindeers,moose or Elk,it was a full time job doing this, it I spotted about 7 reindeers. We stopped at a place called Vilhelmina Nora for lunch and the sandwiches were amazing ,I had salmon,and the salmon is something to die for!!!. Climbed back on train being well fed,it was getting much colder as we travelled North,and everyone was putting on more layers. Kevin spent a lot of the time with the driver of the train,He was having a ball!!. Transferred from train to a coach and travelled to a Sami Village,a forest encampment to hear about Sami culture,went into a Sami dwelling and all sat around ... read more