Midsommardagen i Sverige

Midsommardagen, one of the most important events in Sweden. But where are all the Swedish people? Driving through the town, seeing nobody not even one single car? But right, dancing around the maypole (in Swedish: majstång or midsommarstång) is not possible in the city, so every person moved to the countryside.

midsommarstång
(source: http://www.noresten.se/midsommar2008/)

Our plan was similar and different: Go to a nice place and take pictures the whole night long. The reason: 21 of June is the shortest night. And because we already were amazed by the brightness and night. We took a car, drove from Västerås to Eskilstuna and stoped somewhere in between. It was a maybe even magic place. No noise at all... Just the lake and the sunset and sunrise. And it was cold, unbelievable cold, till we managed to get some spirit and coal.

time 22:46
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