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flowers of the Southern Öland world heritage (mid-May)

During my visit to Kalmar, I also took the bike ferry across the water to Öland, the second of Sweden’s two large islands. About half the island, the southern part, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, due to its very old agricultural landscape. Special climatological and geological conditions combined with hundreds of years of agriculturalContinue reading “flowers of the Southern Öland world heritage (mid-May)”

glimpses of a fall: Nyköping and Hundby

It is important to get away sometimes. In early November, Hannes and I went on a roadtrip. I made him drive me to Nyköping, to see the castle, the river, the small picturesque buildings by the water. I should do it more, visit places in Sweden. I’ve traveled the world, but my familiarity of SwedenContinue reading “glimpses of a fall: Nyköping and Hundby”