Some trips are crazier than others, and for that time I have visited Sweden for 4 hours only.
For my whole studies I was a member of Independent Student Association (Niezależne Zrzeszenie Studentów) on my university, and we were invited to take part in a cruise as a way of integrating with the associations from other unis. This weekend cruise from Gdańsk to Nynashamn basically consisted of 16 hours on a big ferry one way, 4 hours on the land and 16 hours on the ferry back.
Nynashamn is a small town on the outskirts of Stockholm. Quite remote. It is a way of reaching Stockholm from Gdańsk for many people, I presume. It looked like a fairytale-like small swedish town set on low fjords of the western egde of the Baltic Sea.
Like I mentioned before, we started off from Gdańsk, from a ferry terminal right by Westarplatte. Honestly, I found the ferry cruise much more enjoyable than I imagined. It was stacked with my fellow students, but the ship itself was so big and full of different facilities that we spent quite some time wantering around the decks and exploring what it had to offer. It was freezing, but even at night we climbed the top deck to enjoy the feeling of being in the middle of the sea. Just like that.
In the morning when it was already lit, I took a bunch of shots of the ferry because I found it genuinely aesthetic.
Aesthetic in a few, totally different ways;
Somehow in the morning, when we were about to arrive to our destination a change of atmosphere could be noticed, a purely scandinavian weather. Then, when small isles began appearing on the horizon I knew we were close.
Nynashamm is a tiny place, it doesn't really have a lot of tourist attractions, but it did suprisingly had a few. For me, the best thing was the genuine, cozy atmosphere despite the crispy weather and snow.
The first sight that the people that arrive here are most likely going to visit is the harbour that consists of a bunch of identical wooden cottages painted in brick red. Currently they serve as restaurants or tourism offices. There are not many of them, but it is possible to lurk around inbetween them and discover some interesting marine-themed details.
They reminded me of a small harbour in Horsens, Denmark where I spent over 5 months.
We strolled along the harbour and the waterfront in the direction of the observatory tower. We had a chance to enjoy adorable, colourful houses. What's most important, all of which were genuine - not a specially prepared site - it was just how Scandinavia is.
The observatory tower was great. Rooted on a small hill it gives a great view to the fjords, forests and the town itself. We spent like 30 minutes on the top just admiring the view in all directions.
Then we looked for something to eat and visited the city centre. Small, but aesthetic, it consisted of a few main streets.
A picturesque church is towering over the town. Beautifully set on a solid rock inbetween pines.
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