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Go to Arvika! I't a litle town about 80 km. from Karlstad with many friendly people. And you must try the pizzas in Arvika, they're super!
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 Sola i Kallsta by Rojo72
There is a sculpture of her placed outside the Stadshotellet and Bishop's Arms pub. If you stroll by on your way to Sandgrundsudden for example you should take a look at the statue, which has been there since 1985. Leave a Comment Address: Outside StadshotelletDirections: Just off the river outside Stadshotellet and the Bishop's Arms
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 Western grave yard by Rojo72
In Karlstad there are two grave yeards close to the city centre, the eastern and western grave yard on the northern end of the stone bridge. The western yard was taken into use around 1800-1810 and the eastern in 1895.
If you compare these yards to places like Pere Lachaise in Paris you'll notice how much greener and more organised the yard is here. Leave a Comment Directions: North of the stone bridge, lining the Rudsvägen street.
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 Gubbholmen by Rojo72
If you feel like it you might want to bring a disposable barbeque and have a barbeque while the sun sets. The bridge forms a splendid background for such an activity! Leave a Comment Address: GubbholmenDirections: East of the stone bridge. 5-10 minutes walk from the city centre.
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 Bathing in the middle of the
city by Rojo72
And for those of you who prefer people watching; this is the spot for you too.
There are many other areas in the city where you can bath too, Sandgrundsudden (where the museum is) is centrally located, Gubbholmen is many 5-10 minutes by foot from the centre (by the stone bridge) and if you choose to stay at the Scandic hotel at Borgmästarholmen there is a perfectly shaped sand beach 20 metres from the hotel!
The bottom opf the river is mostly made up of sand so it's nice. Most parts of the river are very shallow; for instance today when I bathed at Borgmästarholmen I could have walked all across the river. Some parts are NOT shallow though and deep water may come quickly so take vare. And also: please remember that you're bathing in a river: currents may be strong cetrain times (although I've never experienced any current at all. Leave a Comment Directions: The photo in the pciture is taken from Älvgatan in front of the Elm block across the river with the theatre in the background.
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 WHere the fire started in
1865 by Rojo72
To my recollection it was in a bakery the fire begun and spred rapidly over the city to the chimes of churchbells. When the fire was extinguished only 9 of all of the city's lots were undamaged by the fire. One of them being the Bishop's residence. The church had damages to its roof and outer walls.
When you go sight-seeing I think you should pay attention to this discrete corner of the city center. It's the corner between Drottningatan and Östra Torggatan that housed the Bakery some 150 years ago. Today there's a sign on the wall saying it was here that the fire started and what parts of town survived. The sign is only in Swedish unfortunately, but you can see it below the Stadium sign in this picture... Leave a Comment Address: Corner of Drottningatan and Östra TorggatanDirections: In teh city center, the walls of the Stadium store on Drottningatan.
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 Älvgatan, the Elm Block by Rojo72Leave a Comment Address: ÄlvgatanDirections: Head for the statue of Karl XI and the county residence. Follow Älvgatan eastwards past the Timmy's fast food joint. There you have it!
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