My son is studying in Lubeck Germany this academic year for 11 months. His first course of studying has been completed. He has taken a trip out of Germany to Sweden for a brief visit the first week of March. Winter travel can be interesting, and visiting northern Europe, a bit cold, but majestic and wonderful.
The small airport in Lubeck hosts Ryan Air. A quick trip to Sweden, was only $40.00 round trip. My son is on his winter break, after successfully completing his first portion of studies. He went to Sweden, which is where his paternal grandmother's family is from. This brief trip began in Nykoping, then a visit to Stockholm. He is excited to return and visit in warmer weather, but Sweden has made a wonderful first impression, even in snow.
This is the outside of the lovely youth hostel, which was very inexpensive and comfortable. The boys found that food was the more expensive in Sweden than Germany. There were bunk beds, a little kitchen and a lounge area with a TV.
This is the sign at the train station. This is one of the ways to leave the city. There is regular commuter service to Stockholm.
A winter view of the fortress at Nykoping.
Wonderful ducks enjoying some winter sun.
My car parked beside the main road, okay, just dreaming. It seems they love old cars there and there are many American cars in Sweden too.
Okay, which way first?
The late afternoon streets of Nykoping.
The famous Nykopinghus, sight of a notorius banquet that turned quite deadly.
Door of the lower area at Nykopinghaus.
More of the fortress.
A look into the inner courtyard.
More of the fortress, which was destroyed by fire in 1665.
This is the basic story of the fortress.
From Wikipedia:
The (Nykoping) area bears traces of settlers since around 2000 BC. In the early medieval age, around 1000 AD, Nyköping was a capital of one the many Swedish petty kingdoms[citation needed]. In the 13th century, construction on the Nyköping Fortress was begun; the following century it became the strongest fortress of the country. The coat of arms probably depicts the fortress, or one of its towers.
In 1317 the Nyköping Banquet took place, a renowned episode in Sweden's history, when KingBirger of Sweden captured his two brothers as a revenge for earlier sufferings and had them imprisoned without food until they starved to death. (See Nyköpings gästabud.)
The earliest known charter dates from 1444[verification needed], making it one of the now defunctCities in Sweden. In the 16th century Nyköping became the seat of duke Charles who later became Charles IX of Sweden. With the status of a Royal residential seat, Nyköping was at its peak of development.
In 1665 large parts of the city including the fortress were damaged in a fire. The same thing happened again in 1719 when Russian troops invaded the city. It was then rebuilt with its current street plan.
Nyköping was industrialized relatively early compared to the rest of Sweden. In the early 19th century, textile industry was established, and the population soon rose as Nyköping's industry grew. In 1879, C.A. Wedholms mejerikärlsfabrik was founded, starting to produce milk churns.
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I would love to go to Sweden and this at least was armchair travel for me.
I look at the waiting station and think IKEA :)
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thank you for the pictures, I so long to be able to visit Europe one day
P/S/ Is the car a Morgan??
:-) / R
Toritto: Yes, it looks like a Morgan, I have no idea, but there were more car pictures, and since my son is interested in cars....well, he was in a kind of heaven!