Secret Santa Can Suck It (NOT the fic-challenge!)

[kseenaa]

All TH-fans! I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT THE FIC-CHALLENGE!

With that said, let me tell you what I AM talking about. :-D

I've been following the blog Shadow Manor - The Art Of Darkness for many years now, and every year when it gets close to Christmas, they have this fake gift swap. Meaning, if you could afford to, knew the recipient or even cared enough... This would be what you'd get them. :-)

I have never joined, but... WTH not, right? So here goes.

To my recipient, Cat of Spookymoon.Com!

I noticed you enjoy history and haunted buildings and things.... Since you've posted a lot about that.

So... Had I been able to, I would have given you a trip. To visit some of the most interesting and famous castles around Sweden. ;-)

We'd start at the castle closest to my home, Torpa Stenhus.


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Apparently one of the owners plastered his daughter into an alcove in the wall... alive...



Then I'd take you to Läckö Castle... where I've spent so much time when I was a kid. I love that castle.


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Was a lot of witches burned in this castle during the witchhunts, so I am sure there's a ghost or two haunting these halls as well...


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Then we'd go to Vadstena Castle in the city Vadstena where I have relatives that we could stay with. :-)


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Apparently the widow of Karl X of Sweden haunts the halls of Vadstena Castle...


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Then we'd go to Gripsholms Castle, that is actually IN USE now and then by our current royal family...


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Here's a ghost called The Grey Lady, one of the wives of Karl IX, who haunts these halls...


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Lastly, before I let you go home again, we have the current residency of the royal family... Drottningholm Castle.


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There's apparently more than one ghost haunting these halls. Both the White Lady... and a Grey Man... I hope our royal family still sleeps good during the night.


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And that would be the last castle on the trip!

With that I say! MERRY CHRISTMAS and all that... :-)

This entry is crossposted between LJ and DW. Comment where you are comfortable.

Comments

Excellent!

[cat winterfox (from livejournal.com)]

That is a fine, fine gift! Maybe someday...

Thank you, and Merry Christmas!

Re: Excellent!

[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

Glad you enjoyed it. :-D Was fun finding photos of them castles, for sure!

[hexenhasel.livejournal.com]

One thing I love about Europe is all the amazing castles and their history. I'd also enjoy meeting the Grey Lady lol

Cool website that you've been following!

[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

I love that website! :-D She does this pimp-post where she pimps various fun stuff and websites with a gothic theme now and then. It's a lot of fun if you are into such things. :-)

[ruchirahni.livejournal.com]

that is awesome and we are totally doing this trip when i come visit you!

[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

I love history and castles, and here in Sweden there's plenty of both! :-D Most castles are pretty small, like the one closest to us, but usually the small ones have the most interesting history. :-) At least I think so. But sure! I am sure that could be arranged in some way. ;-)