SEK & Fika Part II
October 1, 2009, filed under: SEK & Fika, Studio, by Lex
While in Stockholm we took a tour of the Vasa Museum, a place dedicated to the unearthing of a 17th century Swedish warship, The Vasa. The story goes that the ship sank on its maiden voyage, barely making it out of the harbor (apparently there wasn’t enough ballast to support all those cannons). The ship stayed sunk for 330 years until it was rediscovered in the 1960’s and a huge excavation took place. The museum is built around the unearthed ship. (click the sketches for larger views)
Also in Stockholm is a famous wooden sculpture of St. George and the Dragon housed in the Storkyrkan Cathedral…
From Stockholm we took a train cross country to Gothenburg, which is on the west coast of Sweden and much more of a blue-collar town (and the home of Volvo).
During a walk of the city we came across a group of bagpipe players practicing. Dissonance never sounded so good!
Also during our walking tour we came across Cafe Husaren, a place that apparently serves the biggest cinnamon rolls known to man (and moose)…
Finally the day came when I could pick up my Volvo! We were treated like kings: free hotel, chauffeured ride, free lunch and a factory tour…not to mention the car. Here it is in the “Delivery Hall” where my technician, Mika, is showing me all of the car’s “007-like refinements.”
The real fun came when I got to drive the car up and down the coast of Sweden, which is dotted with lovely coastal villages.
And lots of weird road signs…
Actually, that last one’s kinda helpful…
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