There is a
“must” to include in a visit to Stockholm – the archipelago with its some
30.000 islands, islets and rocks, a few smaller towns and villages and some
50.000 holiday cottages.
It could
perhaps be mentioned that the archipelago (and the surrounding area) is named “Roslagen”.
During the “Viking times”, Swedes coming from this area went east. Some of
them, the people of “Ros”, settled there, were then referred to as the “Rus
people”, which finally led to the name of the state of Russia – you can read
about it, more in detail, here.
A number of
ferries and boats of all kinds offer communication between Stockholm and the islands.
In Sweden you
can enjoy the “Allemansrätt” (everyman’s right) - everybody should have right
to nature. This also gives the right to go ashore or anchor anywhere which
is not in the direct vicinity of private buildings - perfect for boating,
further helped by the fact that there is no tide.
There are
still some old steamers around. To finish my Stockholm visit, with some friends,
I took an evening tour on one of them. It found its way among the islands from
Stockholm to Vaxholm – and back.
Here are
some views of the “Blidösund”, built in 1910, and of what you can watch from the
inside or from the deck – the September weather was exceptionally kind.
When it got
dark we went inside for an excellent dinner.
A last
glimpse of the full moon and, earlier in the evening, something (what?) moving
in the sky.
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5 comments:
Lovely, Peter.
So many adventures since we last met
Thanks for sharing x
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... Désolée, les mots me manquent (et tu sais que c'est très, très rare!) -- Véronique
The Roslago archipelago, now that's a place that makes me dream. I'd need a boat to sail around and I'd be the happiest person in the world.
Thanks Peter for showing us this amazing part of the world!
What is that something moving in the sky you want to know?
That something is an exclamation point. It happens when the sky is very impressed with a photographer writing poetry with his camera...
Almost speechless, but still can manage to say: wow!!
And...thank you.
Maria
Oh Peter, it's beautiful. You know, I never thought about adding Sweden to my bucket list (although the Wallander books did inspire some interest). But after seeing your posts on this beautiful place -- and especially this one -- well, I think that list got a little longer.
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