A Visit to Visby, Sweden
We're complete suckers for Unesco World Heritage sites, so it was a no-brainer to extend our visit to Sweden long enough to ferry from Stockholm to the island of Gotland to visit the beautiful medieval city of Visby.
Our Favorite Swedish Foods and Restaurants
Reward at the top of Åre Mountain in Jämtland: waffle with cloudberry jam. Swedish foods and restaurants were not foremost on our minds when we booked our trip to Sweden. Our purpose was [...]
Åre, Sweden: Adventures in Jämtland
The wind dusting up fresh fallen snow adds to the thrill of dogsledding in the wilderness near Åre, Sweden, under a cold sun. Åre (pronounced or-rey), Sweden, isn’t just a ski town, though [...]
The Fotografiska Photography Museum, Stockholm
Ships that pass in the day. Not a lot to say about this shot, other than we were at the Fotografiska Photography Museum in Stockholm and thinking of eating, when this big cruise [...]
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Sweden
The main stairs of the Drottningholm Palace, a Unesco World Heritage site outside Stockholm, Sweden. There are 15 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Sweden. On our visit in 2014, we visited two of [...]
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Discovering European Capitals of Culture GalleryDiscovering European Capitals of Culture
Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
Discovering European Capitals of Culture
Museum of Alchemy in Prague, a European Capital of Culture in 2000 Since 1985, the European Commission has been designating one or two cities per year as European Capitals of Culture (ECOC). That’s [...]
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Our 2014 Travels in 50 Photos GalleryOur 2014 Travels in 50 Photos
Belgium, Denmark, England, Estonia, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, National Parks, Nature and Wildlife, Netherlands, North America, Norway, Photography, Poland, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Unesco World Heritage Sites, United States
Our 2014 Travels in 50 Photos
2014 was our biggest year of traveling yet. We visited 19 countries, including a long driving trip in the western United States. We saw, in order, the United States, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, [...]
Colorful Architecture on the Waterfront, Stockholm, Sweden
Even a gray day can't dull Stockholm. One of the many cool things about Stockholm is the architecture. Stockholm architecture has a style similar to other northern cities. And, it's got color. There [...]
Royal Ceremonial Parade, Stockholm, Sweden
We were wandering around Stockholm when we were prevented from crossing the street by a couple of traffic cops. We could see down the street a ways that a group of horsemen in blue uniforms [...]
Greta Garbo’s Grave, Skogskyrkogården Cemetery, Stockholm, Sweden
The simple but lovely grave of the Swedish film star, Greta Garbo. With an autograph. The Swedish film star of the early 20th Century, Greta Garbo, is probably the only person who is [...]