Meet three ghosts at Engsö Castle! Today is 31 October and Halloween, so what could be better than a story about a ghost castle? Last Sunday, Peter and I visited Engsö Castle outside of Västerås, Sweden, where no less than three (!) ghosts live.
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So, how Charming isn't Gamla stan in Västerås? This area seems to be called Kyrkbacken and is full of winding alleys with charming wooden houses. We walked around for a few hours yesterday and it was really beautiful. impossible to put the camera down. Moreover, we found a hotel ... in a treetop.
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I quite often, work permitting, work from home on Fridays. Yesterday I was working intensively on a document I needed to finish, and in the middle of the day I felt I needed a break to clear my head. It was a walk along Hornsberg beach - with my camera at the ready, of course. So ... follow me through Hornsberg beach park and to Sandö Sugga lighthouse!
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When we travelled home on Sunday from our Motorhome weekend at Jogersö we needed a place to stop and eat our lunchtime lamb sausage. What could be better than a castle? I googled on my iPhone and that's how we found Tullgarn Castle outside Trosa. Here we walked around in the footsteps of kings and tsars, while learning why the shopping centre in Huddinge is called "Kungens kurva"...
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Visiting the Colosseum in Rome is powerful! This impressive amphitheatre was completed in 80 AD and was originally called the Flavian Amphitheatre (Amphiteatrum Flavium). You should also visit the Roman Forum, the large Roman square that feels like a whole neighbourhood. Today we're sharing smart tips for visiting the Colosseum in Rome and the Roman Forum... without spending all day in a queue.
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There is a lot to see and do in the Hanseatic city of Wismar in Germany. We have been here together with a really nice group in another eleven motorhomes to experience "Schwedenfest". We start by telling you about the historic town of Wismar, and what you can see and do here.
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Every year on the penultimate weekend of August, the town of Wismar celebrates, with much fanfare, that it was once part of Sweden. We're here in 2018, 16-19 August, along with ten other motorhomes to take part in the festivities.
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Kozlowka is a beautiful palace in Poland that is definitely worth a visit. The palace is a rococo and neoclassical palace built in the 18th century with a stunning castle park. We also stayed one night in a really cosy campsite with a personal welcome, sauna, lots of animals and a huge shop where you can buy... everything.
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Now we have started the exciting journey eastwards in Poland! From having recently been in Krakow, where you can hear Swedish spoken here and there, we have left for "unknown" areas. The goal is the ancient forests with bison and wolves in the far east, and on the way there we try to find various interesting stops. The first stop was at the Baranow Sandomierski castle.
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There is a lot to see and do in Krakow, and here are our personal tips. Located in southern Poland and Poland's second largest city, Krakow was the capital from the Middle Ages until 1596. Today, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is a historic city full of sights and experiences.
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