{"id":3944,"date":"2011-08-04T00:32:59","date_gmt":"2011-08-04T00:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=3944"},"modified":"2011-08-04T00:32:59","modified_gmt":"2011-08-04T00:32:59","slug":"photos-from-nykoping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/photos-from-nykoping\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos from Nyk\u00f6ping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nyk\u00f6ping is a city in S\u00f6dermanlands l\u00e4n (S\u00f6dermanland municipality), about an hour south of Stockholm. It is best known for the historical <em>Nyk\u00f6pings g\u00e4stabud<\/em>, or the &#8216;Nyk\u00f6ping banquet&#8217;, during which Birger Magnusson, the king of Sweden in 1317, locked up and starved his brothers Valdemar and Erik in the castle&#8217;s prison as revenge for previous occurrences. You can read more about it here: <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nyk%C3%B6ping_Banquet\" target=\"_blank\">Nyk\u00f6ping Banquet on Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">I recently made a visit to Nyk\u00f6ping and have taken lots of photos of this historical city in modern times:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2011\/08\/IMG_8482.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">A main walking street during the day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3954\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2011\/08\/IMG_8469.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Sankt Nicolai kyrka &#8211; Church of Saint Nicolai.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3954\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2011\/08\/IMG_8480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Sankt Nicolai kyrka, alternate angle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2011\/08\/IMG_8470.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The Swedish flag sways majestically over the main square by the church.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2011\/08\/IMG_8472.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Sweden shows its respects to Norway during its time of turmoil.<br \/>\nThe sign in the photo advertises a theatrical replay of the events at Nyk\u00f6pings g\u00e4stabud.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3954\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2011\/08\/IMG_8489.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Nyk\u00f6pingshus &#8211; Nyk\u00f6ping Castle, during the day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2011\/08\/IMG_8461.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Nyk\u00f6pingshus in the evening during a thunderstorm.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3954\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2011\/08\/IMG_8492.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Just outside the castle, these flowers are grown in formation of a key to represent the king locking up his brothers during Nyk\u00f6pings g\u00e4stabud.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2011\/08\/IMG_8448.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">A fountain in a pond on the castle grounds. Life floats such as the one on the right are found all over the harbor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3954\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2011\/08\/IMG_8497.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The entrance to the castle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2011\/08\/IMG_8505.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">From the side of the castle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3954\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2011\/08\/IMG_8504.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">View from just beyond the castle entrance. Notice the key on the flag.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2011\/08\/IMG_8425.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Nyk\u00f6pings\u00e5n flows throughout S\u00f6dermanland and lets out into the Baltic Sea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2011\/08\/IMG_8429.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Restaurants, flags, and boats by the harbor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2011\/08\/IMG_8431.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Part of the harbor.<\/p>\n<p>Hope you enjoyed the photos! If you happen to be in Stockholm, I recommend taking a short trip just an hour away to Nyk\u00f6ping for a more aged taste of Sweden. Many of the buildings at and around the square are hundreds of years old as well, so it&#8217;s definitely worth checking out!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"263\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2011\/08\/IMG_8470-263x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2011\/08\/IMG_8470-263x350.jpg 263w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2011\/08\/IMG_8470.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><p>Nyk\u00f6ping is a city in S\u00f6dermanlands l\u00e4n (S\u00f6dermanland municipality), about an hour south of Stockholm. It is best known for the historical Nyk\u00f6pings g\u00e4stabud, or the &#8216;Nyk\u00f6ping banquet&#8217;, during which Birger Magnusson, the king of Sweden in 1317, locked up and starved his brothers Valdemar and Erik in the castle&#8217;s prison as revenge for previous&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/photos-from-nykoping\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":3954,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3944","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3944"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3944\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3964,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3944\/revisions\/3964"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}