Train-Kiruna 5-6 June

20150605 162749  Leaving Flen... IMG 1425  on the way to the Arctic Circle. 20150605 211610  Christine met our train in Stockholm and joined me in our couchette 20150605 213540  One of the sleeping cars.
20150605 213727  We went from Stockholm all the way to Abisko in the far north over night. 20150606 071331  The next morning... IMG 1427  A lettuce sandwich! 20150606 091832  The breakfast car.
20150606 091843  Christine in her corner booth 20150606 094836  The landscape of northern Sweden is rolling with the treeline not far above one's head. 20150606 094906  We saw signs of the Kiruna Iron Mine 20150606 095429  Taiga landscapes
20150606 095456  Lots of water 20150606 095555  Brilliant sky and dark forest 20150606 095559  Lots of fishing camps 20150606 095615  along the lakeshore
20150606 095616  It goes on and on... 20150606 095727  more lakes, more shacks... 20150606 095731  and more lakes 20150606 100102  Some people cleaned up their email.
20150606 103312  Water and wind turbines. 20150606 103505  We saw quite a few wind farms in the north. IMG 1429  The main clock tower in Kiruna, the site of the huge iron mine. 20150606 115201  Taking a breather at lunch in Kiruna
20150606 115214  It was a smorgasbord restaurant, all you can eat! 20150606 115226  What an incredible selection of food in the midst of the boreal forest. 20150606 115234  And desserts! 20150606 115241  Berries!
20150606 115249  and whipped cream! 20150606 115316  We "sampled" the many desserts. IMG 1431  Then we went shopping. There were lots of berries here too! IMG 1432  Raspberries
IMG 1433  Blackberries IMG 1434  Mixed berries IMG 1435  The country of Pippi IMG 1436  as well as of Curious George