The Far North of Europe
Part 1 Stockholm and Finnish Lapland.
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In August 2004 we took a long road trip to the North of Europe. The first stop was a few days in Stockholm.
| pic 1 | View on the old town of Stockholm from the stadhuset |
| pic 2 | The gold room inside the magnificent stadhuset |
| pic 3 | Scene at the drugstore in Skansen |
| Pic 4 | The Vaasa; an absolute must-see |
| Pic 5 | 'An angel of light' in the one of the many churches |
It was a long drive from Stockholm up to Rovaniemi, the
capital of Finnish Lapland. After a short stop there we went on to Inari,
in the north west.
| Pic 6 | View on Lake Inari |
| Pic 7 | The wilderness of Lapland |
| Pic 8 | View from the top of Otsamo Fjell |
| pic 9 | You can't really miss them: reindeers |
| pic 10 | Another shot from Otsamo Fjell, near Inari |
| pic 11 | Another animal you are likely to spot: the Moose |
| pic 12 | Inside Lemmenjokki National Park |
| pic 13 | View over the Lemmenjokki valley |
| pic 14 | A traditionally dressed lappi woman in front of a lappi hut |
| pic 15 | At the husky farm |
From Finnish Lapland we drove to
Norwegian Lapland