On our way to Luleå to catch our flight to Stockholm we stopped off at Gammelstads Kyrkstad (Gammelstad Church Town):
My first moose sighting on the way to Luleå! Although for such a huge animal you can barely see it in this picture! It was also on the wrong side of the fence and many often panic and run into oncoming traffic...which isn't good for car, human or moose.
10km/6mi west of Luleå, on the original site of Luleå, is the "church town" of Gammelstad - a settlement of little wooden houses providing overnight accommodation for churchgoers coming from a distance and for their horses and carts. With almost 500 "church houses" (kyrkstugor), this is the largest church town in Sweden. The church itself, which dates from the 14th century, has a richly decorated interior, with an altar of 1520 from Antwerp. Here too is the Hägnan open-air museum.Gammelstad was selected for the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1996.
We flew from Luleå to Stockholm following our time in the Arctic Circle and this is what we got up to! We stayed with Johanna for the 5days we were there:
We've arrived!
Stocking up on ketchup for our stay!
The changing of the guard at the palace
Ida in the old town
Old town colours
A square in old town
If you've seen Arrested Development you'll understand!
An evening swim
A night out with Johanna, Marcus and Jonna:
The night included tapas, sangria, cross-dressing, a long walk, free clothes and huge taxi bill...followed by some sore heads the following morning!
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