As you probably already know, my wife grew up in a small town called Mariefred. Considering how small is this town, there are many “Polish traces” there. I wrote here about Polish submarines, interned in Sweden during the war, but now we’ll go back in time some 450 years.
Posts Tagged With: Gustav I Vasa
Gripsholm castle
Categories: Misc
Tags: castles in Sweden, Catherine Jagiellon, Charles IX Vasa, Eric IV Vasa, Gripsholm castle, Gripsholm Lion, Gustav I Vasa, Gustav II Adolf, Jagiellons, John III Vasa, Mariefred, Poland, Poles in Mariefred, Poles in Sweden, Sigismund II Augustus, Sigismund III Vasa, Sigismund the Old, Suggan and Galten, Sweden, Vasas, Vilnius
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Marcin’s winter adventure
Despite the unexpected attack of winter in Europe it’s impossible to hide the fact that the spring is approaching with big steps. I will end the winter period with blog entry. During the first weekend of March Sweden hosted an annual 90-kilometre Vasa Race (Swedish: Vasaloppet) in Sweden. This race takes place in the Dalarna county which symbol is the so-called Dalarna Horse (Swedish: Dalahäst) and is part of the so-called Winter Week, when different length races take place. Two years ago in February I spent a few days there, let me then describe my experiences.
Categories: RTW trip
Tags: Dalarna, Dalarna Horse, dog sledding, Gustav I Vasa, Justyna Kowalczyk, Kalmar Union, Mora, Poland, Poles in Sweden, Salen, snowmobiling, Stockholm Bloodbath, Sweden, Vasa Race, Vasaloppet
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