{"id":249,"date":"2009-08-21T09:49:04","date_gmt":"2009-08-21T13:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=249"},"modified":"2009-08-21T09:49:04","modified_gmt":"2009-08-21T13:49:04","slug":"fun-places-in-sweden-oland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/fun-places-in-sweden-oland\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun Places in Sweden – \u00d6land"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you read with some regularity what I write here on this blog, you might have gotten the impression my most favorite places in Sweden are all in the north. True, many of them are, but not all. Take \u00d6land<\/strong>, for example. Definitely not in the north. In fact, as far as Sweden goes, it\u2019s positively down south. Very south.<\/p>\n

What? You\u2019re surprised that I like \u00d6land<\/strong>? And what\u2019s there not to like? The place has everything \u2013 history, culture, nature, beaches (yes, beaches, and as far as Sweden goes, they\u2019re quite OK), it\u2019s sweet and charming and it\u2019s definitely worth a visit. Or two. Or three. And the best part? It\u2019s totally on the way from Kalmar<\/strong>, which just happens to be one of my favorite Swedish towns NOT located in the north.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll never forget the first time I was traveling to \u00d6land<\/strong>. I was a kid and had a massive panic attack while crossing the bridge (\u00d6landsbron<\/strong>) linking the island with the Swedish mainland. The bridge is six kilometers long, and while it might not be all that impressive by today\u2019s standards, it was a feat of engineering back in 1972 when it was opened.<\/p>\n

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Oh, didn\u2019t I tell you? \u00d6land<\/strong> is an island. It\u2019s pretty much self-explanatory when you look carefully at the name:<\/p>\n