Nowadays

We snuck up on an ancient Viking ship preparing to launch




This is the veiw the Vikings had from this central trading town. It doesn't look like there used to be a town here, but it was a robust trading port. It was founded in the year 760 and all that remains are the tombs of around 3000 people scattered around the island.
  
  


I learned to make bread the Viking way.




We took a day trip to the ancient Viking island of Birka.