Swedish Geocoin 2007 Svampen - Swedish Geocoin 2007

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Owner:
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Released:
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Origin:
Sweden
Recently Spotted:
In the hands of amvicente.

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Current Goal

Go from Örebro in Sweden, to the water tower in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and then back again, preferably having its picture taken with other water towers around the world.

About This Item

The two mushrooms

In Örebro you can find "Svampen" ("The mushroom"), one of the worlds most visited water towers.
When Prince Faisal of Saudi Arabia visited Örebro he was so overcome over Svampen that he wanted his own. And that is why a copy (33% larger than the original!) of the Örebro water tower is located in Riyadh.

The original in Örebro was built in 1956-57 and is quite impressing. It measures 58 meters above ground and has a diameter of 45.5 meters. Besides housing 9000 cubic meters of water, it also contains a restaurant and a conference center!

More info can be found on
http://www.svampen.nu/svampen.html
http://www2.orebro.se/turism/

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Tracking History (2163.6mi) View Map

Retrieve It from a Cache 7/21/2008 Daniel C retrieved it from Mira-Tejo Lisboa, Portugal   Visit Log

Well, it's a bit far from Riyadh but, let's go!
Discovered It 7/19/2008 Alfa Centauri discovered it   Visit Log

In lufi69's hands.
Dropped Off 7/19/2008 lufi69 placed it in Mira-Tejo Lisboa, Portugal - 320.74 miles  Visit Log
Discovered It 7/12/2008 Edmi discovered it   Visit Log

In the hands of lufi69. Nice coin 👍.
Retrieve It from a Cache 7/6/2008 lufi69 retrieved it from Jardins do Palácio Real Lisboa, Portugal   Visit Log

We will walk to another cache
Dropped Off 7/6/2008 The Farstriders placed it in Jardins do Palácio Real Lisboa, Portugal - 23.07 miles  Visit Log

This certainly isn't Rhiade but were certain this coin will make it.

[This entry was edited by The Farstriders on Monday, July 21, 2008 at 4:50:00 PM.]

  • Svampen near Queluz National Palace, Portugal
  • Svampen near trees.. ... in the gardens of Queluz National Palace, Portugal
Discovered It 7/6/2008 pirata playmobil discovered it   Visit Log

Vista nas mãos do lufi69. 😁
Retrieve It from a Cache 6/22/2008 The Farstriders retrieved it from The Lighthouse [Sesimbra] Setúbal, Portugal   Visit Log

This is a curius place to find this coin. It's not its homeland freezing landscapes (rather a warm and shinny place) neither the hot sunny desert of its destination (but a plesant beautifual seaside).
It seems to be somewhere in between!
If it had eyes it would be a lucky coin: to see all the diferent beauty there is to find in all three lands.

(Sorry to haven taken so long to log)

[This entry was edited by The Farstriders on Monday, July 21, 2008 at 4:46:09 PM.]

  • Looking for a boat to the desert
  • At the coast of Sesimbra, Portugal
Dropped Off 6/22/2008 teste__ placed it in The Lighthouse [Sesimbra] Setúbal, Portugal - 14.44 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 6/6/2008 teste__ retrieved it from Mas onde está o Tupperware? Setúbal, Portugal   Visit Log

:-D
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