Pictures from this summer 
(1999)
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This summer we tried to see little more of Scandinavia.

We had a long summer vacation and 
traveled around for some days

 

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This is Hven!
Hven is an island situated just off the Swedish Coast at Landskrona in the northern stretch of the �resund, The Sound between Denmark and Sweden. It�s so wonderful and a place where Stina wanna live!

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The Fortress in Varberg
Varberg is one of Sweden's most popular coastal resorts. The nudist beaches are well known as are the many health treatments available at the health resort.
The fortress, originally built on a cliff very close to the seashore, is a monument built during the Danish sovereignty.
The most famous object of interest within the museum is "Bockstens mannen" a 14th century man found 60 years ago in a marsh dressed in the worlds only perfectly preserved medieval attire. Here you will also find the bullet that according to the legend killed the Swedish king Charles XII.

 

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Copenhagen
In July we took a cruise with a ship from Copenhagen to Norway

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Copenhagen
This is the queen of Denmarks boat
We asked her permission to come on board
but she was occupied with another girl..........

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Sunset on the way to Norway
We were sitting on our balcony on the boat, with a glass of champagne and saw this wonderful sunset

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Oslo

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Karl Johan Street
The main stage in Oslo is Karl Johan Street, the wide main street that runs from the Parliament to the Palace. Here are singing fountains, parks, street musicians, and businessmen making deals on the benches, surrounded by hopeful pigeons. Oslo has developed into a modern city and has a thriving night life. You can sample cuisines from all over the world.

 

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The castle of Oslo

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USA Navy
On the way home from Oslo to Copenhagen we met the guys from the USA Navy

Cool!