Comments on: Midsummer Celebrations in Sweden http://maastrichtminutiae.com/2009/06/26/midsummer-celebrations-in-sweden/ Spotlights on the adventure and realities of expat life in Maastricht. Sat, 24 Mar 2012 06:40:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alyssa http://maastrichtminutiae.com/2009/06/26/midsummer-celebrations-in-sweden/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Alyssa Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:23:01 +0000 http://singlestitch.wordpress.com/?p=556#comment-52 I should send you the pics I took of the Midsommar night sky on Lake Mälaren before and after midnight, Swedish time, on Saturday, June 27th. It will give you a sense of what the sky looks like since it actually *isn't* that dark at any point in the summer night sky. I should send you the pics I took of the Midsommar night sky on Lake Mälaren before and after midnight, Swedish time, on Saturday, June 27th. It will give you a sense of what the sky looks like since it actually *isn’t* that dark at any point in the summer night sky.

]]> By: Alyssa http://maastrichtminutiae.com/2009/06/26/midsummer-celebrations-in-sweden/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Alyssa Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:33:21 +0000 http://singlestitch.wordpress.com/?p=556#comment-51 I'm glad you enjoyed your time in Sweden and certainly you can say that you've done something few other American tourists have done---have Midsommar with a real, live bunch of Swedes! As you can see, the Swedes are a very warm people with visitors, especially if you speak the language. I hope that the short time you were there gave you a decent blend of what could be seen between the capital city and the nature of the rest of the country. The nature in Sweden is actually quite varied between provinces--much like the Netherlands in the South with lots of fields, hillier where you were, mountainous/hilly-er yet where we went after you guys departed, and mountains and tundra in the far north. Archipeligo with endless islands into the Baltic... It is great to me because of this extraordinary blend of cultural items (world-class museums, castles, villages, runes) and the absolutely beautiful nature found there make it an ideal vacation spot for people like Keith and I who like a blend of both in our ideal vacation. Perhaps your camping trip will take place sometime when we are there ourselves, although our next trip is a wintertime one, to Kiruna and the Ice Hotel, or bust!!! I’m glad you enjoyed your time in Sweden and certainly you can say that you’ve done something few other American tourists have done—have Midsommar with a real, live bunch of Swedes! As you can see, the Swedes are a very warm people with visitors, especially if you speak the language.

I hope that the short time you were there gave you a decent blend of what could be seen between the capital city and the nature of the rest of the country. The nature in Sweden is actually quite varied between provinces–much like the Netherlands in the South with lots of fields, hillier where you were, mountainous/hilly-er yet where we went after you guys departed, and mountains and tundra in the far north. Archipeligo with endless islands into the Baltic… It is great to me because of this extraordinary blend of cultural items (world-class museums, castles, villages, runes) and the absolutely beautiful nature found there make it an ideal vacation spot for people like Keith and I who like a blend of both in our ideal vacation.

Perhaps your camping trip will take place sometime when we are there ourselves, although our next trip is a wintertime one, to Kiruna and the Ice Hotel, or bust!!!

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