My first call was to get to the archaeology museum as it opened at 11am , I got there late ....
Breakfast was the egg on sausage again can't fault that!
I was sat on a long table with a family at one end me in the middle and another chap at the end, the family and the other chap were all from America, the family were chatting away, their conversation turned to wigs.. seizing an opportunity get the table chatting I whip off my cap stating not much use to me! In context with what they said and the unexpected nature of my action i got them all laughing!
And the table chatting! I'm getting good at peopling!!
The single chap 'Marteen' from Arizona was in a need of a chat to we sat there long after breakfast, discussing politics the state of the world and vikings!
It was a very profitable chat we exchanged contact details and I now have options of places to stay in Arizona, Palos Verde and San Carlos in the Americas!
Also a great list of places worth visiting!
Throwing my itinerary in the air has been hugely profitable!
How often people offer their homes wether they're home or not is mind blowing and rather humbling, I know when I'm traveling on foot or now by train the kindness of strangers shines brightly!
So much good in humanity when we don't let politics polute us!.
Finally off I walk down to T-centralen hoping to catch a bus 24 minute wait makes me look at the tram ... Going exactly where I'm heading, I jump on and once again see no way of paying! I'll accept that!
Stepping off I have a short walk to the museum and big leap back in time!
If Valhalla is a Viking nirvana then this is a metal detectorist Viking Valhalla!
swords!!!! So many!!!!
^^^^^^^ the four pommels and quillions from the swords display!
hoards..... Many hordes!!!!!
beautiful jeweled pendants
God figurines
God pendants..... Possibly Christian
rune stones! With the inscriptions highlighted
Thors hammer pendants, with amber jewellery
Raven mounts
cross pendants from as far away as Byzantium
the actual helmet that I'd seen a copy of at Gamla Uppsala!!
intricate clasps!
more swords!!!
glass polishing stones.... Never heard of these before!
amber toggles!
of great interest to me is this ring brooch from Gotland! The island that my Pommel has been linked to!
silver, gold, niello paternation
and hacked edges of silver to retain the gold....
all of those descriptions apply to my Pommel!
I can see why they made that association!!
I didn't think Viking treasure overload was possible! But it happened here, what a privilege!!!!!
There were some nice areas for kids to play and a darkened hall with a video showing how life in the Swedish wilds would have been possible, the boats, the wildlife the terrain, the food, simplistic hardship, struggles, the people,the children, it ends with young boy equipping himself and stepping from his village to face whatever nature and the gods throw his way.... I can relate..
I may have been born to the wrong era and country.
From these sublime halls I step back into my current reality and IT issues!!!
I knew my Esim was due to run out today so I'd purchased and thought I'd installed a new world wide 365 day SIM.... Yep not completely.... I have no connection to the workings needed for my modern world! Also I can't finish setting up the SIM without WiFi.... Time to go free WiFi hunting as I can't tell which bus tram train or come to that anything is without this tool.
I find one!!! And get the Esim going thank the gods!
Sitting reconnected by the docks in the sunshine I sort accommodation for tomorrow night and plan the train journey, it's intercity and I can't reserve a seat for some reason.... I need to get to the station, and now!!
It's mid afternoon now so enough time, I walk through this appealing city back to the station and the hunt for a ticket office starts, for such a large and major station the office is a tiny booth with just two people working away! But I get my seat reservation sorted quickly and easily!
Once again it's so much easier getting around when your language is English!!!
With the bar at the hostel calling a pint and time I write out yesterday's blog, I need time to consider today's...
Back to the dorm to pack my kit my early train and dorm mates require me to be ready now not early morning... With that sorted another beer and a burger at the bar, before bed.
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