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SWEDEN

editor — Sat, 24 Sep 2016 22:48:00 +0000

OFFICIAL NAME: KINGDOM OF SWEDEN Blue is the omnipresent color of Sweden. Blue waters, blue skies: in the sunlight, sparkling blues; ominous blues when the skies are overcast. Even the Swedish flag is a yellow cross set in a field of blue. Stockholm is the blue city, mainly because it is a series of fourteen islands, the Venice of the North. The blueness sets off what is probably the most imaginative sculpture garden in the world. Millesgarden, the sculpture garden setting along the water, was given to Stockholm by Carl Milles. His sculptures seem to leap into the blue of

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Sweden Subway Map

editor — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 14:22:47 +0000

The Swedes, like the Danes and Norwegians, love their smorgasbords: hot and cold dishes laid out in buffet fashion. Herring is omnipresent. It comes pickled, smoked, marinated in sour cream. Cold herring in tomato sauce for breakfast takes some getting used to. Cold meats may include ham, pork, reindeer, elk, mutton, and venison. And don’t overlook the Swedish meatballs. There is one dish that makes you wonder about what turns on a Swede. It’s called Jannson’s Temptation, a casserole of potatoes, onions, and anchovies baked in a cream sauce. If you just crave an American hamburger, there are seven McDonalds’

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Sweden Metro Map

editor — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 14:22:07 +0000

One of the biggest in Sweden is the warship Wasa. Built in 1628, it sailed a total of three hundred meters. The ship foundered and sunk in Stockholm harbor the day it was launched. It was raised from the mud between 1959 and 1961 and is now a museum piece. Arrive after one stop in their own countries. The Swedes themseves are ardent travelers, both within Sweden and abroad. Ninety-two percent of all Swedes fifteen to sixty-five years take holidays and 1.9 million traveled outside the country in 1981. The Swedes seem much impressed with their Wasa Museum, which centers

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Sweden Map Tourist Attractions

editor — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 14:21:15 +0000

Sweden is the most prosperous and the largest of the Scandinavian countries. Stockholm is the major gateway by air. Malmo is an easy boat connection with Denmark. The entire western edge of Sweden borders Norway. Some 90 percent of the population lives in Southern Sweden. Stockholm with its 1.3 million people is the largest city and capital of the country, complete with King and royal palaces. Goteborg has close to 700,000 people; Malmo, 454,000. Half the land is forested and lake covered. Thousands of tiny islands line the coasts. Southern Sweden has a surprisingly mild climate. January temperatures average around

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Travel to Stockholm Sights and Attractions in Stockholm

editor — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 11:16:00 +0000

SIGHTS Old Town (Gamla Stan): Stortorget, Kopmansgatan; Osterlanggatan; Royal Warship Vasa (Wasavarvet); Skansen Open-Air Museum; Royal Palace (KungUga Slottet) Changing of the Guard; Apartments Royal Armoury Treasury Museum; Great Church (Storkyrkan); Riddarholmen Church (Riddarholmskyrkan); Town Hall (Stadshuset); Djurgarden Waldemarsudde House; Rosendal Palace; Thiel Gallery; Grona Lunds Tivoli; Kaknas TV Tower (Kaknas Tomet); Gustav Adolf Square (Gustav Adolfs Torg); Kings Gardens (Kungstradgarden); Riddarhouse (Riddarhuset); German Church (Tyska Kyrkan); Fjallgatan; Sergeis Torg; Hotorget. Outskirts: Drottningholm Palace (Drottningholms Slott, 12 km from the dty); Apartments Garden, Court, Theater, Chinese, Pavilion. Tours by boat (in summer). Under the Bridges Archipelago (Vaxholm, Moja, Sand-hamn, Uto);

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Travel to Goteborg Sweden

editor — Sun, 26 Jun 2016 01:24:00 +0000

SIGHTS Antiques market (Antikhallama); the Botanical Garden; Queen Kristinas Hunting Lodge; the Elfsborgs Fortress (it is situated on an island in the harbour inlet); Fishmar-ket (Fiskekorkan); the Fish Harbour; Gotaplatsen (Large Square); Kronhuset (the oldest building in Goteborg, 1643), Liseberg (amusement park); Ramberget (viewpoint of the city); Scandinavium (the largest indoor arena in Scandinavia); Slottskogen (the largest park in Goteborg); the zoo with Scandinavian fauna; Svenska Massan (modem center for fairs and conferences); Tradgardsforeningen (a centrally located park with the “Palm House” in which you will find many tropical plants); Ullevi (sports arena); the Maritime Center of Goteborg (worlds largest

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Map of Goteborg Sweden

editor — Sat, 25 Jun 2016 14:49:00 +0000

GOTEBORG Goteborg, Sweden’s second largest dty and largest port is situated on the Swedish west coast of the archipelago, a city from the 17th century surrounded by channels -a reminder of the Dutch architects who built the city. Goteborg’s close relationship to the sea and shipping can be traced as far back as the 10th century, when the Viking fleets habitually made the mouth of the Gota River their rendez-vous, as they set out on voyages of exploration. Stone Age remains have been discovered within the city boundaries revealing an even earlier settlement, but today’s city was founded by warrior

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Map of Stockholm

editor — Sat, 25 Jun 2016 10:35:00 +0000

STOCKHOLM Stockholm is officially 730 years old, but more than 4000 years ago, there were already people living in the Stockholm area and there are many historical sites in the area which show the historical development through the ages. Stockholm is the capital of Sweden. The city has approcimately 668,000 inhabitants. The parliament recently returned to its original buildings in front of the Royal Palace. Here starts the Old Town, over 700 years old. When you are tired of walking, you can always take a boat trip. The dty is surrounded by water, so clean that you can bath in

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