Well, we are in Luleå, Sweden now on the Bothnian Coast (east coast of Sweden, near the border with Finland.). We're back down below the Arctic Circle. So, rather than the sun never setting, it goes down at 11;30 pm and comes up at 1:30 am. But first some photos of midnight in Jokkmokk, above the Arctic Circle.
Today, we visited Gammelstad - another church town, where hundreds of cottages were built around the cathedral to accommodate church goers traveling long distances to church.
The pipe organ was incredible.
The cottages are basically one room, built helter skelter around the church. They can't be permanent dwellings, but are used only for special church festivals.
Then we went to another open air museum to see farmsteads typical of this northern area from the 1700 and 1800's. Here's the farmhouse.
And the barn.
Here's the inside of the house.
The museums all seem to have great programs for kids. Here's the "jump into a pile of hay" exhibit!
And, of course, there were animals.
We saw some Moomintrolls -
And Bruce soaked up some flowers and sunshine.
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