HIGHLIGHTS of ÖSTERSUND ~ in NORTHERN SWEDEN 🇸🇪 When the SNOW gets really DEEP! ☃️❄️

(me trying to take photos)

On a very cold and #SNOWY 30 NOVEMBER 2023, I explored the stunning city of Östersund. It is located in Jämtland in Northern #SWEDEN 🇸🇪
Let me take you along and show you some of the #HIGHLIGHTS I SAW while #wandering around.
It was sometimes a true challenge to get through all the SNOW or capture certain awesome #architecture and #murals. I had to dodge the piles of meters of snow ❄️
Are you coming along to check it out? Wrap up warm… you need it 😉☃️❄️🥶

Before I forget;
In @worldmappin ’s post we can read about their CHALLENGE : Winter is coming 🥶🥶🥶 - and with it the Worldmappin Winter Challenge 🥳🥳 So let’s join in, in the #WINTERCHALLENGE ☃️❄️
Are you joining us too? Have a look at above’s link… it is FUN! Come along.

Today’s selection will be of 21 PHOTOGRAPHS
Date : 30 NOVEMBER 2023.
The Photographs in this post are taken with my iPhone 📱and #CANON R5 🤓
I will follow the time stamps on them. So it looks like you are experiencing my #adventures, to 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻 #discover everything what I saw, like the little #details seen through my eyes.

Location of Östersund in Sweden we find on the following screenshots of Google Maps:

Zooming in:

Östersund has some islands across the lake with view points to check out the city from above as that area is a lot higher up as you can see in the following photos.
So let’s do that first.

The lake is vast and seems to go on into a few rivers.

On this hill there are some residential buildings. We peek just over them to see the city across the water. The views are stunning.

A large church does stand out.

Do visit the island in the lake. It has some hidden gems I show you soon. The views towards Östersund are stunning, even in the winter ❄️

After arriving in Östersund I show you the beautiful architecture that just takes my breath away. Look how elegant this building is. 😊

We pass by this building. It looks grand.

From the other side… my favourite photo of the day 🥰

The little shopping streets have #christmas decoration everywhere… #christmastrees 🎄🎄🎄and #ornaments above the streets.

Some sculptures are almost buried in the snow, like this bike 🚲 on a corner. You can’t even see where the pavement is ☃️❄️

Right in the middle of Östersund and its shopping area I found some stunning #artworks / #murals I just have to include. I show you 3 HIGHLIGHTS of this #streetart today… more to come of course. So stay tuned.

There is a little square, it was surrounded by large buildings that all had artworks on them. The snow was very high piled up on it. As you can see 😎

We see a house painted with a sky.

The view straight ahead gives these cute small shops. Christmas lights ✨✨✨along the edges… if you look closely.

Hubby took the photos of me… trying to capture the artworks with my CAMERA 📸
The snow next to me reached wayyyyy over my head. Hahaha 🤣 ok yes, I am not that tall… I know.

The next #photo below 👇🏻 will be my #entry into the “CCC's Street Art Contest #225” hosted by @digi-me
Thank you @trincowski, @heroldius, @melinda010100, @ervin-lemark, @ecency, @tobetada and @arcange and many more for supporting this #contest!

‼️If you want to know more about this contest: have a look at @digi-me ’s post: +HSBI CCC's Street Art Contest #225 | 🎁 : 100% Liquid Payout and Ecency points as Prize Pool & Winners of #224‼️
It tells you the rules and how to enter. Join us! It’s truly fun 🤩 have a look around…

A beautiful cloudberry 😎 with 2 other murals next to it. But the berry I chose to enter.

Do you see its reflections?

Artist cloudberry: Petter Erlandssons
Title: ”…”
Location: ”LILLA TORGET (little square), ÖSTERSUND CITY IN SWEDEN” 🇸🇪

Article about Petter’s painting

Closeup of the reflections… such a great work by the artist 😎 just look at each vantage point.

Next to the berry we see a very colourful work.

Artist : KAJSA TUVA
Title: ”…”
Location: ”LILLA TORGET (little square), ÖSTERSUND CITY IN SWEDEN” 🇸🇪
Work created 2018

Her website: Kajsa Tuva

On the other side… we see this painted house 🏡

Artist : KARE
Title: ”…”
Location: ”LILLA TORGET (little square), ÖSTERSUND CITY IN SWEDEN” 🇸🇪
Work created…

Very tricky to photograph… as the snow is not letting me. I was not adventurous that day to climb up the snow mountain 🏔️ 😂😂

The artist’s signature.

I will show you more from the island soon, its hidden gems and some of the other stunning architecture and artworks. 😊
Do visit Östersund and its surroundings when you are in the area, as there is so much to discover.

…and here I say that’s all for today’s post my friends.
Join me next time for more #updates, #adventures, #stories and #photographs 😎👋🏻
Even my own #artworks, once in a while, will come by” 🎨
Thank you so much for looking, and reading.

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Have a great day all 😎
Grtz Jackie

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