Today my friend in Karlskrona told me there is ferry between Trossö island and Aspö island. I took the ferry to go to Aspö on 17:30, and return Trossö on 19:00. The ferry is free of charge.

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17:30 is the time when most people get off from the work, so quite many cars get on the ferry ship, but only very few people, without car, get into the cabin:

The ferry ship started.

Standing on the ferry, looking back toward the Stumholmen island (Check my another post with photos about Stumholmen island).

Looking the way forward:

A fortified tower in the middle of the sea:

The sea:

20 minutes later, the ferry ship arrived at Aspö island.

The houses, roads and woods on the Aspö island.

After walking for 15 minutes, finally I see the Drottningskar Citadel. It was built in 17th century.

Around the Drottningskar Citadel:

When I went back to Trossö island, it was 19:00, and there was only a few cars on the ferry ship, and the cabin was almost empty:

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From http://www.navalcity.org/htmlsidor/valkommen_eng.htm

In 1998 Karlskrona became item no. 560 on UNESCO’s list of irreplaceable World Heritage Sites. In an international context, the city is of major importance, representing as it does an unrivalled illustration of how a fortified naval town and base from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries was planned and established.

In the eighteenth century developments in Karlskrona in the fields of shipbuilding, architecture, town planning, military construction and engineering, attracted widespread notice and recognition from the continent.

For more than a century the distinctive architecture and specialised installations at the Navy yard served as a hub of military technology and industry in the Baltic region. Both the naval base and the dockyard have been in continuous operation from the time they were first established until the present day.

The Fredrik Church. It is a Baroque church consecrated in 1744. The architect Nicodemus Tessin (the younger) was inspired by Italian architecture.

The Fredrik Church and the Great Square. There is a marketplace in the Great Square every Saturday.

The Town Hall.

From www.karlskrona.se:

Trefaldighetskyrkan.

The Church of the Holy Trinity is by some considered to be the grandest work of architecture in the town. It is also known as the German Church since it was the parish church for members of the German community in the town until 1846.

The church, modelled on the Pantheon in Rome, was designed by Nicodemus Tessin the younger and was consecrated in 1709 and by 1750 the copper-roofed church had been more or less completed.

The fire that ravaged the town in 1790, also left the church in ruins and all that remained were the blackened walls. It took 12 years to rebuild. After the reconstruction, the church had a somewhat different appearance. The new dome, designed by Professor Olof Tempelman, was of a simpler, purer form, and more in keeping with the style of the Pantheon. The portico at the north end of the building was not completed until 1862, and followed Tessin´s original plans.

Karl XI, the founder of Karlskrona.

The Water Castle:

Continue to walk in the Trosso island. A fortress named Aurora Bastion:

The Admiralty Church, dates from 1685 and is the largest wooden church in Sweden.

The “Out of the book”:

The Admiralty Clock Tower:

The Blekinge county Museum:

The Naval yard and some naval places:

The Stumholmen island:

The very peaceful sea. Very quiet. Almost without people around. Peace. Serenity.

Serenity also exist in the land:

The Naval Museum:

The Bjorkholmen island:

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Recommendated websites and links:

• www.karlskrona.se: The Naval City of Karlskrona
• www.navalcity.org
• Brochure in PDF: http://www.navalcity.org/pdf/foldereng.pdf

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My Swedish colleagues told me this is “Swedish Dumplings”, a very typical Swedish food. Actually it is made from potato with stuffing.

The pizza with shrimp and mushroom. It cost me 50 SEK (Swedish Krona). I think it is cheap.

The salad with the pizza:

Another pizza:

The pizza shop:

Two places where you can cut your hair:

The garage.

Local people like to run every afternoon after 5:00pm when they are off duty.

This is the most frequently seen scene: A family with kids in the handcart:

Another very frequently seen scene: People with their dogs:

Three kids are playing balls:

Two women are renovating their house:

It seems that this is an ongoing building house.

Flowers. The spring is coming.

The only one Mcdonald in the Trosso town. There is no KFC here.

Deloitte office in Karlskrona, Sweden:

The harbor with lots of private boats:

I guess this sign means fishing is prohibited.

A plate in English and Swedish:

Crossroads:

The post box:

Usually the name of a street is on the corner wall like this:

The bus stops:

Inside the bus:

You press this to turn on the green light when you want to cross the road:

A service station:

Sand box? Yes, many sand boxes in Karlskrona. Guess its usage? I am told the sand is used to put on the roads in winter when there is heavy snow.

The Karlskrona Central Raiway Station:

The automatic ticket vendor machine:

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This is the Google Map. It is draggable.

It is a peaceful small town, without many people, actually it is even hard to see a few people on the roads. Just cars and houses.

Many roads are like this:

The Hoglands Park:

A pond near to the Great Square.

Karlskrona is an archipelago. Lots of small islands here.

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