Visiting the Mörkö island in Södertälje kommun with two of the usual suspects on a cold Winter day. We drove down to Skanssundsleden,(sea lane), in Grödinge where we took the very short ferry ride with M/S Karin to Mörkö. The ferry got it's name from Queen Karin Månsdotter. It is a picturesque drive through a rural country to get here. This is Hörningsholms castle. It sits high up on a cliff overlooking the Södertäljeleden. This castle dates back to 1750. It was built by Nils Bonde. A previous castle was burnt to the ground by Russian troops in 1719. The castle in not open to the public. It is still owned by the Bonde family.
Great views. That yellow really stands out. Must it serve as a kind of royal gold?
ReplyDeleteNice idea that the castle is still a home for people.
ReplyDeleteQuite impressive!
ReplyDelete1750 wow! The family look after it well Steffe, looks in immaculate condition up in the hill there ✨
ReplyDeleteSuch a conflict about the rich. This is a beautiful building and is still there to remind us of the past. So I am grateful for that. And this building also reminds us that it is all temporary. And that's a good reminder too. Ah well, I'll quit. We've been having Swedish weather (well, sort of) in Texas. Evidently I become too talkative. Wouldn't do in Scandinavia, right?
ReplyDeleteI think you will find that there are many talkative people over here as well as more quiet people in Texas Judith. The Bonde family dates back a long time. They even had a king back in the day but that was 620 years ago.
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