Pictures from my day out with Jeremy to

Skansen, the oldest open-air museum in the world!

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Founded in 1891, Skansen is like a miniature historical Sweden reflected both in its buildings and their surroundings – from the Skåne farmstead in the south to the Sami camp in the north.. Since then, about 150 historical buildings have been brought from all over Sweden to be erected here in Skansen..



Hällestad Belfry, the tallest belfry in Sweden..

Period furnishings fill the interior of the historical buildings.. And the staff, called historical interpreters, go about doing chores like weaving and baking bread dressed in period costumes.. This place reminds me of Sovereign Hill in Australia..

There's even a zoo in Skansen.. Here you can find Nordic wild animals like the brown bear..

Grey seal..

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The principle that has been followed in erecting buildings and farms at Skansen has been to place those from the north of Sweden in the northern part of Skansen and those from the south in the southern part. You can find this Sami camp in the northern part of Skansen.. The Sami people are an indigenous group of people having roots in parts of northern Sweden, Norway, Finland and the Kola Peninsula of Russia..

Pretzels!

Ended our day at Skansen with a visit to the Skansen Glassworks..

It's facinating to watch the process of glass blowing.. The glass-blowers are so skilled!
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