It was a breathtaking moment when I
caught my first glimpse of Lake Vättern on this particular solo car
trip from Stockholm to Gothenburg: The lake was smothered by a
virtual witches' brew of clouds of different shades and restless
puffs and strands of fog. And absolutely no water to be seen, at
first. By the time I had rushed over from a nearby parking lot to
the prime viewpoints around the Brahe House ruin, the spectacular
atmospheric display had – unfortunately – calmed down somewhat.
Much of the fog had risen, revealing widening blankets of steely
water. But what was left to record with the camera was interesting
enough: The amazing pastoral lakeshore, toy-like villages, the small town of Gränna, the
shifting light over Visingsön, the lake's largest island.
The ruin of Brahe House – a minor
castle from the 1650s - towers on a cliff nearly 200 meters above
Lake Vättern's water level. It was not the first time I got some
fine pictures here – and hopefully not the last time either...
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