Thursday 6th June. Pitea to the cottage in Ornudden in Lapland.

 A leisurely  start to the day and after Marianne returned from walking Otto the dog we packed and headed to the cottage. This is very far north and in winter would be frozen lakes and snow everywhere.  The Hogberg come here for winter sports and brought Tim here for days of snow boarding. Marianne lived up here in her  childhood and we visited the original house. It requires  lots of work and instead they have done up a smaller one. I'd been led to believe it was all very rustic and in the original house it probably was but not now. Marianne  inherited lots of land and buildings with other family members.  

It's very isolated and quiet with little cottages around and a bigger town close by. It's so hard to imagine it all frozen in winter. Along the way we stopped  for reindeer.... really what a trip!! The cottage has heating, running water, power and loo ans shower. It's beautiful.  We've had a lovely dinner, played Rummikub and we all won a game. 

Happy Swedish day!! As it's Sweden's national day.



















Comments

  1. Jenny6 June 2024 at 16:32

    What a fantastic place to visit

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  2. Karyn 6 June 2024 at 17:27

    Oh! Far too cute and cosy. And with that view. And a dagger hanging from the internal birch trunk in case of attack!? That is certainly escapism. What a great time. Xx

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  3. abroadabroad7 June 2024 at 07:03

    What a pretty cottage and beautiful countryside. You’re right, it’s hard to imagine it covered in snow. Is the red building the old house? Also very pretty and such a Scandinavian colour.

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  4. Anne7 June 2024 at 12:46

    I got the last two out of order. So now I can see the two homes. Love the reindeer shot.

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