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My travels in Sweden:
MAK star party and other places in middle of Sweden, 2019


Content:

  1. Day 1, MAK, Mariestad's Star Party
  2. Day 2, MAK, Mariestad's Star Party
  3. Day 3, Skara to Trollhättan
  4. Day 4, Trollhättan to Fjugesta
  5. Day 5, Fjugesta to Stockholm

3, Skara to Trollhättan, day three

Skara:

MAK, Mariestad Star Party and other places in middle of Sweden, 2019

Our second stay was at Brunsflo Biskopsgården. Breakfast was included and here we are eating our breakfast in the old kitchen.


MAK, Mariestad Star Party and other places in middle of Sweden, 2019

The weather looks to be fine today and we plan what to do.


Varnhem, Kata's farm:

MAK, Mariestad Star Party and other places in middle of Sweden, 2019

We decided to visit Varnhem which we visited last year. They have lately discovered an old church buried in the ground which they now have built a museum around. That museum is now open and we want to visit it. Kata is the girl that is buried at this church, one thousand years ago.

More to read about Varnhem at Wikipedia:


MAK, Mariestad Star Party and other places in middle of Sweden, 2019

To come to the hill where the new museum is located we walk behind the other church, Varnhem convent church.


MAK, Mariestad Star Party and other places in middle of Sweden, 2019

The new museum is housed in the wooden building we see here, placed over the ruin of the church.


MAK, Mariestad Star Party and other places in middle of Sweden, 2019

It look very well preserved, it has been buried many hundred years. Even earlier it was a wooden church here.


MAK, Mariestad Star Party and other places in middle of Sweden, 2019

This is Kata resting here with the tombstone aside.

More to read about Kata Gård at Wikipedia:

This was very interesting to see, this area in the middle of Sweden is like the origin of Sweden one thousand years ago.


MAK, Mariestad Star Party and other places in middle of Sweden, 2019

Now we walk back to Varnhem's convent church.


MAK, Mariestad Star Party and other places in middle of Sweden, 2019

We pass through the convent ruins where today is a the convent herb garden.


MAK, Mariestad Star Party and other places in middle of Sweden, 2019

I saw a girl doing some photographing. I got curious of what she was doing, some archaeological documentations or? No, she was doing test of a new lens against the wall. We talked a long time about shift-tilted lenses, but I have to move on after a while.

More to read about Varnhems klosterkyrka at Wikipedia:


MAK, Mariestad Star Party and other places in middle of Sweden, 2019

We were thirsty and made a visit to a nearby cafe. After a while we see the photographing girl sitting nearby and we invited her to our table. We told her what we are doing here and we now looking for something more to investigate. She invited us for a walk to a river not far away what we found exiting and followed her.


MAK, Mariestad Star Party and other places in middle of Sweden, 2019

The environment here is very beautiful.


MAK, Mariestad Star Party and other places in middle of Sweden, 2019

We walk towards the forest and see the first trace of the river.


MAK, Mariestad Star Party and other places in middle of Sweden, 2019


MAK, Mariestad Star Party and other places in middle of Sweden, 2019

It's dark here in the forest, little bit spooky. We found a ruin after a limestone factory.


MAK, Mariestad Star Party and other places in middle of Sweden, 2019

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MAK, Mariestad Star Party and other places in middle of Sweden, 2019

Now we had come to the river, very beautiful and we take a lot of photos.


MAK, Mariestad Star Party and other places in middle of Sweden, 2019

The limestone blocks is like a staircase with flowing water.


MAK, Mariestad Star Party and other places in middle of Sweden, 2019

More traces from the old limestone factory. There was also a water tube nearby and it had supported a mill with hydro power.


MAK, Mariestad Star Party and other places in middle of Sweden, 2019


MAK, Mariestad Star Party and other places in middle of Sweden, 2019

What are the roses doing here? No idea but it's beautiful.


MAK, Mariestad Star Party and other places in middle of Sweden, 2019

After about a one km we ended our walk along the river, but it continues to a sea above this place. The arc stone bridge looks to be very old, built of limestone. You can read more about arc stone bridges in Sweden here.


MAK, Mariestad Star Party and other places in middle of Sweden, 2019

This is a mill and a saw. Built 1878 and has the name Gustafsfors, it was used until 1945.


MAK, Mariestad Star Party and other places in middle of Sweden, 2019


MAK, Mariestad Star Party and other places in middle of Sweden, 2019

We are on the country side as you see, cows.

We have to move on, next day we shall meet my cousin Håkan. After a small dinner we leave our guide an continue our travel.


Brakelund:

MAK, Mariestad Star Party and other places in middle of Sweden, 2019

On our next stay we found this ancient grave yard, about one to two thousand years old.


MAK, Mariestad Star Party and other places in middle of Sweden, 2019

The stones form different shapes, judge rings and stone ships as we call them in Sweden. More to read here.


MAK, Mariestad Star Party and other places in middle of Sweden, 2019

More to read about Brakelund and Hasslösa at Wikipedia:


Resville:

MAK, Mariestad Star Party and other places in middle of Sweden, 2019

Now we had come to Resville, there is a ruin after a church here and we find it interesting to take a closer look.


MAK, Mariestad Star Party and other places in middle of Sweden, 2019

The church was burnt down by the Danish 1566 during the Sweden Danish war.


MAK, Mariestad Star Party and other places in middle of Sweden, 2019

The stones mark the walls of the old church.


MAK, Mariestad Star Party and other places in middle of Sweden, 2019

"Here stood Resville church".

More to read about Brakelund and Hasslösa at Wikipedia:

Now we speed up our driving, next stay is in Trollhättan.

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