In Scandinavia

Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Rhoda

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   Snowy Stockholm

   Stockholm, Sweden | Jan 19 '06 | Reviews: 3

   IKEA makes a whole lot more sense to me now. Their products all have a direct connection to swedish life and culture.

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   University in Borlange

   Borlange, Sweden | Jan 22 '06 | Reviews: 0

   A 2 hour train ride north of Stockholm, birngs me to the town of Borlänge, in the Dalarna province (almost the same longitude as Anchorage Alaska).... Continue reading »

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   Fieldtrip to Falun

   Falun, Sweden | Jan 24 '06 | Reviews: 2

   Wow. Anyone visiting Sweden really needs to visit this landmark of a town. Now a World Heritage Site, it was once the capital of Sweden because of... Continue reading »

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   Hällefors Up and Coming

   Grythyttan, Sweden | Jan 29 '06 | Reviews: 0

   Between Borlange and Karlstad this small town is reinventing itself from a logging-steel based economy to a centre for design and culinary arts.  O... Continue reading »
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   Awed in Oslo

   Oslo, Norway | Jan 30 '06 | Reviews: 1

   No stop required at the border.  The main clue we had left Sweden was the dramatic change in house colour. Red suddenly seemed much less popular.... Continue reading »

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   Trollhattan's Innovatum

   Trollhattan, Sweden | Jan 31 '06 | Reviews: 0

   Home of SAAB, Trollhattan is an important city for Sweden's industrial economy.  I really grew to appreaciate this innovative technology focussed m... Continue reading »
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   Sustainable Stömstad

   Stromstad, Sweden | Jan 31 '06 | Reviews: 0

   The Eco House we visited is nestled between the waste/recycling centre for the town, and a small lake.  The pillow-lava rock formations and landsca... Continue reading »
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   where we slept

   Boras, Sweden | Feb 01 '06 | Reviews: 0

   Didn't see much of Boras, but the campground where we stayed was lovely, located on the edge of town near a small river. I would love to come back her... Continue reading »
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   Göteborg (yutebory) as the swedes say

   Gothenburg, Sweden | Feb 01 '06 | Reviews: 0

   Too much to do and see, so little time. We started with the Universeum which has 2 parts: a walk-thru 4 storey vivarium including the story of Swedish... Continue reading »
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    Jönkoping: home of the safety match

    Jonkoping, Sweden | Feb 02 '06 | Reviews: 0

    Though home to the Match Museum, we were just here to see Upptech, a small science centre that opened just a few years ago.  They had a great kids are... Continue reading »
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    Back in Borlange

    Borlange, Sweden | Feb 03 '06 | Reviews: 0

    So for my last day here, I wanted to explore a bit of the natural landscape. The town map showed a nature reserve with cross cuontry ski trails jus... Continue reading »
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    coping in Copenhagen

    Copenhagen, Denmark | Feb 05 '06 | Reviews: 0

    Finally - a chance to sleep in a "real" bed. February is not the best month to see Denmark Continue reading »
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    coping in copenhagen

    Copenhagen, Denmark | Feb 05 '06 | Reviews: 1

    Another capital city, another snow storm.  still I ventured out but sightseeing was virtually impossible with the blowing snow creating a white haz... Continue reading »

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