"Skansen is the first open air museum and zoo in Sweden and is located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. It was founded in 1891 by Artur Hazelius (1833-1901) to show the way of life in the different parts of Sweden before the industrial era.
After extensive travelling, Hazelius bought around 150 houses from all over the country (as well as one structure from Telemark in Norway) and had them shipped piece by piece to the museum, where they were rebuilt to provide a unique picture of traditional Sweden. Only three of the buildings in the museum are not original, and were painstakingly copied from examples he had found. All of the buildings are open to visitors and show the full range of Swedish life from the Skogaholm Manor house built in 1680, to the 16th century Älvros farmhouses.
There is also an open-air zoo containing a wide range of Scandinavian animals including the bison, brown bear, moose, grey seal, lynx, otter, red fox, reindeer, wolf, and wolverine (as well as some non-Scandinavian animals due to their popularity). There are also farmsteads where rare breeds of farm animals can be seen."
Ethan had a hoot with mommy!
"Think of a cow!"
Swedish farmer's cottage with bicycle
" Mmm...freshly baked sugar buns!"
Charming townhouse in the 'city quarters'
The delivery van of its time
An old post office
Swedish 'Fäbodar' or pasture farms
The attention to details and autenticity at Skansen is just amazing!
Gorgeous view of Stockholm
The Sami camp
Momma Moose and her two young calves
This rooster was running around policing the outdoor coffee shop making sure all patrons behaved in a civil manner
Butterfly
Old mansion house complete with its own courtroom inside
Yimmys getting fed
This old lady's job was to sit and knit all day and watch this open fire and kettle.Pretty sweet if you ask me!
"I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay..."
Milestone
Emily checking out an old 16th century farm house. Notice the low roof!
Funky old bell tower
Aunty Nini and Ethan... and Hudson's toes
This place looks awesome! I want to come play!!
ReplyDelete-Meghan