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