Daytrip #1: Sigtuna

Sweden’s second oldest town, Sigtuna, was founded in 980 and soon was to become a center of Christianity. Ruins of three of the original seven churches in medieval Sigtuna can still be seen (St. Olaf's ruins are below).

Today, most people come to Sigtuna for the quaint village atmosphere with its colorful wooden houses, as well as to visit several of the castles outside the city (our stop was Skokloster). We’d also been instructed by the rep at the car rental agency (prior to driving to Sigtuna) to check out the local chocolaterie – that was indeed a good tip. For us, we had no real agenda except to meander through the village and see what small town Swedish life was all about.

Sigtuna Town Hall, built in 1744, is Sweden’s smallest town hall.



The streets of Sigtuna…