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we have a very modern bright and cosy apartment. it was built in the 1950's and is situated on the ground floor and has a balcony at there rear of the apartment, this is a very common occurrence here in Sweden almost all apartments have a balcony even if they are on the ground floor, its a nice place to sit in the evening as you get the evening sun and this is also the perfect place to watch the sun set. our home is a no smoking home! but if you are a smoker you can do so on the balcony. we are situated in a area known as star houses due to the fact that from above the houses form a star like shape. the street we live on is called vestra vintergatan, (translated west milky way street) it is away from the main road and follows around in a circle with a large park in the center which is our communal garden, the next street after ours is almost the same with a large park in the center including there own pool, tennis courts, football, BBQ places and several play areas. our home is located in one of Sweden's larger towns even tho there is only around 145000 persons living here in this town,(only around 9 million in the whole of Sweden) there is a lot of interesting history within this town. it was built around the famous castle in the center of town with a mote that surrounds it and around the whole town center and beyond, this is known as the black river (svartån) the town center is only 15 min walk from here or 5 min bike ride, its very much a bike city almost everyone owns a bike from the very young to the very old and is the most popular choice of transport.(of course our bikes will be available for your use and also our car if you come by the same airport as we depart from then our car would be available for you to collect from the airport car park and drive on to here. (it is around 2 hours drive from Stockholm Arlanda airport) the area we live is a working class area, and a very polite and friendly community, we believe it is the most beautiful housing complex in this town and apartments here are very sort after it has a long waiting list of people wanting to rent a property here, its very well kept lots of green, flower beds, many BBQ areas, many children's play areas, tennis courts, outdoor pool, bowls green, and a man made stream flowing around the area there are untold seating ares good for picnics, and outside each property there is a seating area. it is very child friendly and very well maintained to a high standard, there is a large group of workers who work everyday on maintaining the area.
Sweden has many, many beautiful lakes all surrounded by lush green forest making for some breath taking views! and you are never more than 10 min drive away from one. in the peek of summer the sun still shines at midnight and starts to rise again before it goes completely down, hence Sweden being known as the land of the midnight sun. but then during the winter its darker for much longer, it can get quite cold and always lots of snow. but it is not all doom and gloom, its great to go sledging, skiing, ice skating on the frozen rivers, you can build a snowman or even have a snowball fight with your neighbours and much, much more, it can be quite beautiful with a pure white blanket laying over the land and tuffs of snow hanging from the trees also you can always guarantee a white Christmas.
there is so much more to say about this beautiful country so if you like what you have read so far or if you are just interested to learn a little more about our life in Sweden and how we live then feel free to contact me for a more in depth description of this stunning country, i have posted some more photos on my facebook profile, listed in the album named home swap (of course :-)then you can get a real picture of what our home is like and the street we live on.
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look in photo album called home swap.
We understand that our home may not be to every one's taste and it may not be luxurious but to us its home and we are very comfortable here, it has all the basic needs and it lies in a great location, so if your looking for a great vacation to remember packed with things to do, places to go, breath taking views and good restaurants, then why not consider our wonderful Swedish home located in this beautiful land.
you wont be disappointed.
if you find anything! that interest you here then please feel free to mail us and we will be more than happy to tell you a little more about us and our home. :-)
we look forward to hearing from you.
kind regards
kevin, mia and emma