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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

4, Trollhättan to Brotorp, day four

Trollhättan:

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

This stay had self service, we got a breakfast with as much food as we want, nice rooms and a kitchen if you want to cook something.


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

The rooms was on the upper floor, very big villa. Trollhättan Bed & Breakfast.


This day we had scheduled a meeting with my cousin Håkan and his family. Very nice to see them again, it was 20 years ago since last time.

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

In the 1960s I and Håkan had a lot of contact, we always talked about motors, cars, motor cycles and mopeds and made visits to wreck yards.

Håkan do what I want to do, building cars and restore them. Before we left we got a view into the garage.


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

This was fantastic, what a great work Håkan has done to these cars, yes it was more than one. If you want to see more, have a look here.


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

In the garden they had this wheelbarrow. But it's something very special with this.


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

Have a look at the wheel, our grandfather Gustaf made this wheel maybe hundred years ago. Håkan told me that Gustaf bought wrecked old cars, mostly Ford. Ford had very good quality on the steel, the rim of the this wheel is maybe made of a spring leaf from an old Ford.

More to read about Trollhättan at Wikipedia:

If you visit Trollhättan, don't miss to see the locks and waterfall.


Åmål:

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

After we left my cousin and his family we follow the roads North along the lake Vänern. At Åmål we took a break and eat some bread and fruits.

More to read about Åmål at Wikipedia:


Frödingdungen:

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

A memorial stone over the Swedish writer Gustaf Fröding, born 1860.

More to read about Gustaf Fröding at Wikipedia:

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

Back to the car and start driving again, we have bad weather now and did not do many stops.


Ve:

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

At Ve we saw a stone beside the road, could it have been a runestone? Turned the car around and took a closer look. Yes it was a runestone. The text says in old Swedish "Uibiurn bruthur sin" in English something like "Stone erected by Vebjörn his brother".


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

It was the Vikings who erected stones like this one thousand years ago. Always close to the sea where they could use their boats.

Tonight we stay in Fjugesta, a small village, you will see tomorrow (next page).

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