Swans
Vintage Saab
Nordic Pickup. New cars in Denmark are taxed 108% of the purchase price. Cars in Sweden face similar penalties, so few people own pickup trucks. The smart alternative is the light-weight trailer, easily towed by car and left at home when not needed. Some are ope; some have hinged, fiberglass covers.
Mariehamn Boat Museum
Dinghy Drawing Water
Two-masted Sailing Vessel
We visited the oldest church in Finland, just north of Mairehamn.
Oldest Church in Finland (Lutheran)
Nearest part is the oldest, dating to 1200-1300s
Fresco. Originally a catholic church, after the reformation, this church was converted to Lutheran, and these frescoes covering most of the walls were painted over. Later Lutherans rediscovered the frescoes and they were restored.
Icons imported from Estonia.
1967 stained glass window.
Finnish May Pole
Re-thatching
Common Fencing Pattern
Mail Boxes
Painted Mail Boxes
Re-purposed Bike
Aland Islands
Lincoln Log Barn on south of Mariehamn, Aland Islands
Typical Road
Our Little Log Cabin on the Shore
One of Four, Largest Clipper Ships Ever Built. Anchored in Mariehamn Harbor, Aland Islands
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