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In our hometown Kalmar, we have a big castle with five towers. It is 800 years old and made of stone. The colour is a mix of red, brown and grey. Around the castle there are defence walls. They protected against intruders. Most of the enemies came from Denmark. On top of the walls there are many canons, they are very old and rusty. The canons were used to shot at the enemies.The castle is close to the Baltic Sea, and there is a moat around it. Crossing the moat is a landbridge. From Kalmar castle you can see the long and narrow island Öland. And not too far away is the 6 km long bridge to Öland.
A long time ago, it was a prison on the castle. In the prison, there were a lot of Danish prisoners. At that time, the boarder to Denmark, wasn't too far away. So quite often, there was war between Sweden and Denmark. Actually, there are few spots in Sweden, that have so much blood in the ground as the area outside Kalmar castle.
Before you enter the castle through the big creeking doors, you pass a well in the middle of the castle yard. Inside the castle there is the cellar, the groundfloor and the second floor. To reach the different floors, there are many stairs. The stairs in the castle are big, sometimes made of old gravestones. There are many halls in a big castle. It smells quite weired and "old" - but not awful - especially in the cellar.
There are old, dull colours on walls. It's quite chilly, so there are many fire-places, but they are not used nowadays. The windows are high and wide, and the halls are high too. You feel kind of small in these very big halls, and there is an eco from your steps and voices.
Floor and stones are worn, because of the many tourists. Some of the halls have extremely detailed wooden mosaics on the walls and in the ceilings. The kings room (Erik the 14th), from the 16th century, is the most beautiful room. Some of the decorations are painted with gold-colour! And there is a hidden door in the wall...
All the best from 6B and the students in Lars Lindells class
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