With this movie, the posts about my adventures have temperarily come to an end. But not to be worried, this spring I'll be going to Azia! I still have to figure out which countries and when, but you'll hear from me quickly.
Sven
Showing posts with label Sweden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sweden. Show all posts
Overview Scandinavia
While driving we made some photos through the windscreen of the car for a nice movie of the road trip. Since a movie with only photos of the road is a bit boring, I've added some additional photos to give a nice overview of the entire trip in just four minutes. For more photos look at the specific blog posts.
With this movie, the posts about my adventures have temperarily come to an end. But not to be worried, this spring I'll be going to Azia! I still have to figure out which countries and when, but you'll hear from me quickly.
Sven
With this movie, the posts about my adventures have temperarily come to an end. But not to be worried, this spring I'll be going to Azia! I still have to figure out which countries and when, but you'll hear from me quickly.
Sven
Fjallbacka, Smögen, Göteborg, Skagen and Aarhus
After Oslo we left for Sweden. On the way to Göteborg we stopped in two small villages on the western coast of Sweden: Fjallbacka and Smögen. During the summer they are popular holiday destinations for the Swedes, but when we were there, they were a bit deserted:
That evening we arrived after dark in Göteborg. We weren't really in the mood for another city and decided to take the first boat at dawn to Frederikshavn, Denmark. But we couldn't leave Göteborg without seeing something of the city, so we made a little party in the hostel and after several drinks we left for the city center with a big group from the hostel. I can't remember much of Göteborg, but one thing was sure, it was extremely difficult the next morning to wake up for our boat which would depart at 08:00.
Luckily we could sleep a bit on the boat (although there were a few old noisy Swedish guys drinking their ass off with "cheap" Danish alcohol and on the other side a small kid crying, I slept like a baby).
After reaching Frederikshavn, we drove to Skagen, the most northern part of Denmark where the North Sea and Baltic Sea meet each other:
Here is a photo of the back of the Volvo: two backpacks, some food and a cool box (handy for taking perishable food from one to the other hostel):
Now that we had seen the most northern part of Denmark, we left for the most beautiful beach of Denmark: Tornby beach. At Tornby beach it's allowed to drive with your car on the sand. That looked like a really good idea and we started to have some fun, a bit of drifting and things like that. At some point we decided to stop and enjoy the view. But what we didn't see was that we stopped exactly on a patch of soft sand:
It took us and some locals almost two hours to get the car out.. Here is the shot we were trying to make:
That day, Aarhus (a small student city with a really good nightlife) was our final stop in this incredible road trip. Great weather, breathtaking landscapes, hiking between reindeer, eating snow on the top of a mountain in the summer, making an oatmeal breakfast at a glacial river in a national park, skinny dipping in a lake, drinking a 10 Euro beer with local Norwegians, meeting an old backpack friend, relaxing in an actual Swedish sauna, partying with crazy Danish people, steeling a bike and returning it and last but not least, doing all of this with one of my best friends!
It was simply amazing and I know for sure: this wasn't my last road- or backpack trip!
Lake Siljan
After we enjoyed our first Sauna in Sweden (Målkullan, STF Vandrarhem hostel in Mora was the only hostel with a sauna we found during the trip), we had to pack for our three day canoeing trip:
The next morning we left for the lake. What a view!
After some hours of paddling we decided to stop for the night. In Sweden (but also in Norway and Finland) they have the Allemansrätten, which means in short that it's almost everywhere permitted to camp. We chose a nice place and set up camp:
That evening we got a spectacular sunset:
Early in the morning we decided to go for a short (the water was ice cold) swim. For privacy reasons I made the picture slightly out of focus:
Ahh, some nice relaxing in the sun!
It was so quit on the lake, nothing more than a small breeze and the sound of the paddles. In the three days we only saw three or four boats passing by. So if you're in Sweden, do go on a canoeing trip!
After we returned the canoe, we left for Norway.
The next morning we left for the lake. What a view!
After some hours of paddling we decided to stop for the night. In Sweden (but also in Norway and Finland) they have the Allemansrätten, which means in short that it's almost everywhere permitted to camp. We chose a nice place and set up camp:
That evening we got a spectacular sunset:
Early in the morning we decided to go for a short (the water was ice cold) swim. For privacy reasons I made the picture slightly out of focus:
Ahh, some nice relaxing in the sun!
Two GoPro foto's:
After we returned the canoe, we left for Norway.
Stockholm
Stockholm, a beautiful city with many grand prestigious old buildings. It has a lot of similarities with Copenhagen, but Stockholm is built on 14 islands, providing a different feeling than the canals of Copenhagen. Just as in Copenhagen, we did a free walking tour and Djawid and I really enjoyed the city. I wouldn't mind living at some point in my life in Stockholm or Copenhagen.
Stockholm has many parks and squires where you can relax in the sunshine:
After two nights in Stockholm we left for Lake Siljan for some canoeing adventures. But first we had to stop at the largest Ikea in the World! For this special occasion I decided to go in the Ikea colours:
On the way to Lake Siljan we found out where all that Wasa Knäckebröd was made:
Stockholm has many parks and squires where you can relax in the sunshine:
After two nights in Stockholm we left for Lake Siljan for some canoeing adventures. But first we had to stop at the largest Ikea in the World! For this special occasion I decided to go in the Ikea colours:
On the way to Lake Siljan we found out where all that Wasa Knäckebröd was made:
From Copenhagen to Kalmar in Sweden
Before we left for Sweden we had a short morning left in Copenhagen. We decided to do a bit of sightseeing by car as we had been walking all day yesterday. When we arrived at the opera house, two guys were doing a photo shoot of a nice brand new car. So we waited a bit until they left and did our own photo shoot:
We wandered around a bit with these pictures as a result:
We left the Netherlands with heavy rains, but the weather in Copenhagen was perfect. A nice start of our trip. Around noon we had seen enough of Copenhagen and left for Kalmar.
As we entered Sweden, the landscape and weather changed quickly. From Denmark with an open landscape and many farms we entered the country of trees and lakes! Just trees and lakes, trees and lakes everywhere! Ikea has enough timber here to make furniture for the entire world. Unfortunately also the weather changed from sunshine to heavy rains again. Although the variety in the landscape was low, I still enjoyed it:
As we arrived in Kalmar we found out travelling in Scandinavia after the season has ended also provides some difficulties: at the end of August most hostels are converted to student houses for the new academic year. As a result the only hostel in Kalmar that was still open was fully booked and we had to take a hotel. In big cities there are normally enough hostel, but if your travelling after the season to small cities I would advise to book ahead (this also holds for Norway).
The next morning was a complete surprise: blue skies! Somehow until now we had managed to travel on rainy days and every day we were outside, the sun joined us!
Klamar Castle:
At the church the reserved a special seat for me:
I can!
After a bit of sightseeing in Kalmar we left for Stockholm. Though from Kalmar to Stockholm we only saw trees and lakes again, the nice weather gave it a whole different atmosphere. I didn't get bored at all and really enjoyed it:
We wandered around a bit with these pictures as a result:
As we entered Sweden, the landscape and weather changed quickly. From Denmark with an open landscape and many farms we entered the country of trees and lakes! Just trees and lakes, trees and lakes everywhere! Ikea has enough timber here to make furniture for the entire world. Unfortunately also the weather changed from sunshine to heavy rains again. Although the variety in the landscape was low, I still enjoyed it:
As we arrived in Kalmar we found out travelling in Scandinavia after the season has ended also provides some difficulties: at the end of August most hostels are converted to student houses for the new academic year. As a result the only hostel in Kalmar that was still open was fully booked and we had to take a hotel. In big cities there are normally enough hostel, but if your travelling after the season to small cities I would advise to book ahead (this also holds for Norway).
The next morning was a complete surprise: blue skies! Somehow until now we had managed to travel on rainy days and every day we were outside, the sun joined us!
Klamar Castle:
At the church the reserved a special seat for me:
I can!
After a bit of sightseeing in Kalmar we left for Stockholm. Though from Kalmar to Stockholm we only saw trees and lakes again, the nice weather gave it a whole different atmosphere. I didn't get bored at all and really enjoyed it:
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