It is now about a year and a half since the pandemic really took off in Europe and countries such as Malta started to introduce the many restrictions that have been part of life since. Back then, in early March 2020, Little A and I were enjoying a father and […]
There has been a thought in my head since Little A and I visited Malta at the start of the pandemic in 2020. At that time, we took a hike from Marsaskala to Marsaxlokk and Birżebbuġa. The thought has been this: How far would I be able to go if […]
Husby is a small village in the historical province of Uppland and it was once a part of the Vendel Parish. The village has around 60 inhabitants and today it belongs to Tierp Municipality in Uppsala County. It is famous for its large burial mound Ottarshögen. A Short History of […]
Hovgårdsberg is a small village in the historical province of Uppland. Most people know it by the name of Vendel and these days it includes the church that was once the center of the Vendel Parish. The village has a population of around 50 inhabitants and is today a part […]
Häggeby och Vreta is a locality to the northwest of Stockholm. Originally, there were two villages, Häggeby and Vreta, but they have grown into each other. Häggeby is the settlement around the former parish church. The locality is today a part of Håbo Municipality in Uppsala County, in an area […]
Skokloster is the location and name of one of Sweden’s most famous Baroque castles and it is a short distance to the northwest from Stockholm. Its location is the peninsula Skohalvön in Håbo Municipality. In English, this means something along the lines of the Shoe Convent on the Shoe Peninsula. […]
Läby Kyrkby is the village at the center of the former Läby Parish in the province of Uppland. It is today a part of Uppsala Municipality and it is a short distance to the west of the city of Uppsala. The village is split into a western and an eastern […]
Vaksala is a former parish that today makes up some of the eastern parts of the city of Uppsala. Actually, it is almost like a village on the outskirt of the city. The village is a settlement that has developed around the parish church. There is also the church, and […]
In central Uppland, in the historical folkland Tiundaland, is the small village of Ärentuna. The village is today a part of Uppsala Municipality and consists of the former parish church and the surrounding settlement. This is an area rich in runestones and other ancient remains. A Short History of Ärentuna […]
In the countryside, just a short distance from Stockholm, is the village of Håtuna. The village was once the center of the local parish and includes the church and the settlement around it. It is today a part of Upplands-Bro Municipality and Stockholm County. Historically this area was a part […]
Håbo-Tibble Kyrkby is a small locality in Upplands-Bro Municipality north-west of Stockholm. It lies within the historical province of Uppland but is today a part of Stockholm County. The locality has grown around the former church of the Håbo-Tibble Parish and has today a population of around 660 inhabitants. Even […]
The village of Åland in the historical province of Uppland was once the center of the former Åland Parish. The settlement has developed around the parish church and has for centuries been split into an eastern and a western part – Österby and Västerby. Sävaån separates the two parts. The […]