The Wind In Åland

Today’s feature was the Wind – check out the reeds in the photo above. I knew that today would be a hard slog so adjusted my plans according and rode the byways rather than the highways. This led to some wonderful surprises just like the Russian fort yesterday. First up was this Castle that even had a King imprisioned in it like all the best castles.

Kastelholm

It’s Kastleholm, a Swedish Castle built in the 14th century. Yesterday it was the Russians, today now the Swedish, such is the history of the region.

Finally I cycled back to Mariehamn where I could hide from the wind in cafes.

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