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Meadow walk

Meadow walk, Råshult

 Sjalen Says:  Walking down the meadows behind the house is a wonderful experience as they are taken care of like I describe above and it really feels like you've stepped back in time. 

Old time farming

Old time farming, Råshult

 Sjalen Says:  This place has even got paid by the county heritage funds to manage the landscape as it was done in Linnaeus' days. Therefore, you will see old fashioned hay making and meadow keeping as well as find plants in the kitchen garden which were common in the 18th century. Horses... 

Linnaeus birth cottage

Linnaeus birth cottage, Råshult

 Sjalen Says:  This is it - well, an exact replica of it, since the original one was lost in one of the many fires frequent in a county full of wooden houses and forest. The original one actually stood at a 90 degree angle (you can see the foundation stones in the grass). 

Transportation  

Bus or car

Bus or car, Råshult

 Sjalen Says:  Bus 123 from Vaexjo or Aelmhult takes you to the lower end of Rashult, along the main road. Get off here and you then have a 15 minute walk up to Linneaus' house - slightly further than it used to be as they have rerouted the road due to the Malmoe-Stockholm high speed... 

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Midsummer celebrations

Midsummer celebrations, Råshult

 Sjalen Says:  Few places in Sweden are as "typical" as this if you want to experience the folkloristic (i.e. not the late night partying that also goes on) midsummer celebrations. Here, the event is on the Midsummer Day rather than Eve, with folk music and costumes in the great floral... 

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 Those of you who have read my Stenbrohult page know that that is where I have spent holidays during my entire life as my granddad came from a nearby village and him and granny bought a small... 

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