Gustavus Adolphus (Gustav II Adolf in Swedish) may be remembered today as "The father of Modern Warfare", but he was no shipbuilder - that is for sure.

@michaelandjulie

2 ай бұрын

Hi Vicolin, you are absolutely correct haha. I don't know how much he influenced the design of these warships, but it sounds like he was for sure putting pressure on the ship designers and making some unreasonable (or at least untested) demands. I know there were at least 2 major designers on the Vasa warship, and they were attempting to make a bigger ship than they had successfully been able to build and maneuver before to impress the king. I enjoyed learning so much about the Swedish history while in Stockholm. What an incredible city! Thank you so much for your comments, I've enjoyed reading them very much :)

Although I lived in Stockholm for a few years, I've never been to this place before. This is the best information I have found, with accompanying video and audio. Again - you're the best!

@michaelandjulie

2 ай бұрын

Hej Hallå, Blind! I am so pleased that you enjoyed this video so much! It's been overwhelming how much support I've had from Swedish people and people who have lived in Sweden, and that warms my heart so much. I never expected so much positive feedback and it's very humbling. Thank you so much for watching and leaving me such a kind comment, you have made my whole day! :)

Marine Archeologists recently found one of the Vasa's sister ships - "Äpplet" (The Apple). This ship had improved construction and was actually sea-worthy, but apparently was not that great of a ship, and the design was quickly abandoned in favor of better ships. "Äpplet" ended its days by getting deliberately sunk in one of the waterways leading up to Stockholm, to be used as a barrier ship underwater. She continues to sit at the bottom of this river to this day, but is in quite poor condition and partially collapsed. Apparently, the records say that "Äpplet" was quite neglected before she was sunk.

@piccalillipit9211

2 ай бұрын

Did it have a special dock that was incompatible with all the other docks and you had to buy just from Apple...???

@michaelandjulie

2 ай бұрын

Hi there, good morning Vicolin! This is a really interesting story, thank you so much for sharing with me about the ship, the Äpplet! I hadn't heard anything about Applet before, so I am looking it up online right now. She's a fairly recent discovery, right? Is there any talk about attempting to raise her to the surface also like they did with Vasa? Äpplet was sunk to protect one of the main inlets to Stockholm, correct? Did that prevent other ships from being able to enter and leave the harbor? How cool, I appreciate you sharing this with me. Like the saying goes, you learn something new everyday! :)

@michaelandjulie

2 ай бұрын

this really made me laugh LOL.

@vicolin6126

2 ай бұрын

@@michaelandjulie It would seem KZread deleted my comment before it was posted....oh well. Äpplet was found 2022 outside of the port city of Vaxholm. This city was once a very important marine port, with a fortress built on an island just off the shore. The ship is too badly damaged to be worth salvaging, so I don't think there are any plans to do so. Some artifact may be recovered, but as she was sunk deliberately there is likely less items of interest on board. Likely she was sunk to deny access to certain water passages for potential enemies. "We know where there is a barrier, the enemy does not". You can read more about Äpplet (and other wrecks) at the site "vrak"."se" (remove the "" to get the actual adress - youtube does not like links). The site can be read in English, just choose it at the top.

@michaelandjulie

2 ай бұрын

Hi Vicolin! I'm so sorry about the comment disappearing on you. Unfortunately that has been happening to a couple of other people who have posted here, and even happened to me twice now. I'm sure it's a glitch with KZread, because I don't have any filters or restrictions set on the comments section, so nothing should be flagging the comments for deletion. It's very annoying, and I sure hope YT gets it sorted soon. In the meantime, I'm copying all my comments before I submit just in case they disappear, so I don't have to type them all over again. Hope this helps you! Thank you for the link! I will certainly check it out. I did read the wiki page. How interesting that they sunk the ship just to block their enemies from being able to enter the harbor. I wouldn't have known about the Äpplet if you hadn't told me, so thank you! I really like learning new neat random facts from around the world! :). Hope you have a fantastic weekend! :)

Congrats on the viewership with the video guys! Really awesome 🙂 Cool vlog and historical video about the Vasa which I’ve never heard about

@michaelandjulie

2 ай бұрын

Hey Z thank you so much for the kind. compliments & the support! I’m so glad you enjoyed the video. We really appreciate you, I think you left the first comment we ever received on our channel, if I remember right one one of our original videos, way back when we were doing movie reviews. 🩵💜🩷🩵💜🩷

@DidYouZThat

2 ай бұрын

@@michaelandjulie Yeah I believe I did and it’s so cool seeing how you guys have grown since then 🙂

@michaelandjulie

2 ай бұрын

Aww thank you so much! We both appreciate the support so very much. You’ve been growing really fast too! Congratulations, it’s so fun to be on this journey together! 💜🩷🩵🩵🩷💜

oh i still remember the special strange smell in wasa museum from when i was a 10-11 year old schoolkid going there with school..it wasn't unpleasant..just..strange and different =)

@kristofferhellstrom

2 ай бұрын

Mmm.. Probably the chemicals that was used to preserve the ship.

@michaelandjulie

2 ай бұрын

Hi there, GMM! I didn't notice a particular smell inside the museum, it seemed to be pretty well ventilated when we visited. But I'm sure it definitely did have a smell over the course of all the years they were constantly painting it with chemicals to help preserve it. That's a pretty amazing undertaking, to paint the entire ship so often. I think maybe now the smell is better, or else I didn't notice it. We had a fantastic trip there, what an incredible museum! Thank you so much for watching & commenting! :)

@michaelandjulie

2 ай бұрын

Hi Kristoffer! You're probably right about the chemicals. I didn't notice any unusual smell when we were visiting the Vasa.. perhaps it was there and I just didn't notice, or perhaps now that the preservation process with chemicals has ended, maybe it doesn't smell anymore. I felt like the museum was very well ventilated. We really enjoyed our trip to Vasa, what an incredible museum that is!!! :)

@kristofferhellstrom

2 ай бұрын

@@michaelandjulie I didn't notice it either. Maybe gmm5550 was there a long time ago.

@kristofferhellstrom

2 ай бұрын

@@michaelandjulie Great that you liked it :) It's my favourite museum here in Sweden. Went there my first time on a school trip as a kid. It's almost mandatory to go there for school children :)

My claim to fame is that both I and my father have worked for the company why produced and donated the copper platring for the mueum roof. This was however not the first swedish ship using the power of big guns. King Erik the XIV commissioned the ship Mars Makalös. It was lost in battle in 1564.

@michaelandjulie

2 ай бұрын

Hi there, Anders! That's so cool that you & your father worked for the copper company that put the roof on the Vasa museum! Definitely a flex there! :). I have learned so much since posting this video, as sooooo many Swedish people have left me comments to tell me more things I didn't know before. It's been so interesting, and I've enjoyed learning so much such as like you said, the first Swedish ship that used power guns was long before the Vasa was built. Thank you so much for watching & commenting, I hope you enjoyed the video! :)

Awsome video,love to look at you/them ! Did you know that they need tons of money,because it needs renovation ?

@michaelandjulie

2 ай бұрын

Hi Swedeman, welcome back to the channel! I'm so glad you enjoyed watching this video! The Vasa museum was amazing, and we really had a great time visiting. I'm so sad to hear that they are struggling for money and need some help, and now I'm extra glad that we bought tickets and some souvenirs. This was one of the coolest museum experiences I've ever seen, and Sweden did such a fantastic job of making this an interesting & informative attraction. I hope the museum continues to do well and is able to proceed with the renovations it needs.

Stunning Julie! Absolutely stunning! And your voiceover was perfect! Easy to follow and a great history lesson! Having never heard of the Vasa, I was looking forward to this and you didn’t disappoint at all. As you promised us, you delivered!! You’ll be reading comments for hours Julie!! Thank You So much! ❤️💙❤️

@michaelandjulie

2 ай бұрын

Hi Mustang!!!! I’m behind in comments but can’t wait to read all of yours & Guinevere’s and respond back. That will probably be tomorrow. We went to Playa Linda yesterday and got a long long walk plus 4 hours of laying out. Of course we vlogged it all and I can’t wait to share it with you! I’m behind on videos again but will try to work on it next week after we get back from Easter travels. Headed out with a girlfriend for the day today but I will for sure catch up on comments either this evening or tomorrow morning. I’m so glad you enjoyed this Vasa museum video. I was so worried you & Guin would think it disappointment after how y’all hyped up the Sweden travel vlogs, but your comment just made my day and I’m smiling from ear to ear. I truly appreciate both of you and your support on our little channel and I love the internet friendship we have made here 🩵🩷💜

@GuinevereKnight

2 ай бұрын

@@michaelandjulie It's not hyping it up Julie, we just see and know what you can do! Simply excellent as always! Have a great time, will love to hear from you, WHEN you can. 💝

@Mustang-6-The-Force

2 ай бұрын

I agree with Guinevere Julie, we’re not hyping, we’re saying exactly how we felt watching it. You went above and beyond what we would normally see in such a vlog. My only complaint, if want to think of it that way, is it ended too soon! Wanted to see more! 😉 (I know, I know, need to go to Stockholm! 🤭)

@Mustang-6-The-Force

2 ай бұрын

@@michaelandjulieWas hoping that’s why you weren’t around yesterday! Can’t wait to hear, read, and see about your day at “Church”! 😉🤭🏖️ Hope you have fun today and your trip back home!!

@GuinevereKnight

2 ай бұрын

@@Mustang-6-The-Force Now I have to agree even more with you Mustang, on everything you just said. And you would be very welcome to Sweden and Stockholm, we've got lots more for both you and Julie to see! Even more 🏰! 😊

Might add that it was the presence of only one type of non-destructive shipworm in the Baltic that preserved it for that long.

@michaelandjulie

2 ай бұрын

Hi there, Knowledge is good! That is really interesting, I actually didn't know anything about the shipworm in the Baltic that preserved the Vasa. I must have missed this information when in the museum. How cool! I really enjoyed visiting the aquarium at the Skansen museum and seeing some of the amazing fish from the Baltic Sea. Thank you for this tidbit of information and for watching the video, hope you enjoyed! :)

@dennislindqvist1265

2 ай бұрын

And the fact that most of the cannons were salvaged shortly after the sinking. The weight would have destroyed much of the ship.

@michaelandjulie

2 ай бұрын

They were of so high value, I know the cannons were recovered quickly! How cool to think of the other items lying there at the bottom of the sea for so many years untouched, though. The museum has done such an awesome job of preserving and displaying everything they recovered!

And there it is! I have been so curious to see this video and hear more about what you made of the ship, its story and the museum, I was not dissapointed. Wow, simply beautiful and you tell the story so well (I'm not an expert of these times but it sounds very good to me). I am so impressed with the attention to detail and all that you put in to the making of this video! Thank you so much for this treat Julie! Maybe one day you'll have a video like this for most of our museums, if they are lucky enough to have you visit them and like what you see/learn. Simply, wow! 🥰

@Mustang-6-The-Force

2 ай бұрын

COMPLETELY AGREE with you Guinevere, she did her normal AMAZING job! Way to go Julie!! I knew from the quick peek we got a few weeks ago, this was going to be a great video and it sure was! Just look at your fellow country folks replying! ❤️💜❤️ You’re correct, I hope she gets to do more of these vlogs about your museums!!

@GuinevereKnight

2 ай бұрын

@@Mustang-6-The-Force As always Mustang (it does seem lately). We are lucky to have front row seats, us in the Julie-fan club! 🌟💖🌟 I think she has her "Swedish mojo" working for her, I felt it at once. Of course it's global as well! 💗 Such a great storyteller and guide to history, summing it all up like that. 👸

@Mustang-6-The-Force

2 ай бұрын

We’re definitely in her fan club Guinevere! She’s got her Swedish mojo, American mojo, and global mojo going strong!!

@michaelandjulie

2 ай бұрын

awwww @GuinevereKnight, @Mustang, you both are making me blush so hard haha, but I am smiling ear to ear. I was most worried about the two of you feeling let down or disappointed in this video. I didn't expect so many people to watch and comment on it, but wow, it has been really humbling! There was sooo much more that I wanted to say, but I only had a few minutes of footage to work with and didn't want to be repetitive. We went into this museum with no idea just how staggering the size of the ship would be and how much else there was to learn. The best part was the 20 minute video introduction, where they recreated 17th century Swedish life and told the entire story. We showed up just as the video was starting in Chinese, but fortunately it did have English subtitles. That was a great presentation! It pleases me to no end that the 2 of you enjoyed this video so much. The Vasa is definitely a Swedish national treasure and a museum to be fiercely proud of! Thank you both so much for the kind words, you truly warm my heart every day :)

@GuinevereKnight

2 ай бұрын

@@michaelandjulie You did a beautiful job Julie! I would be happy to watch a "directors cut" of it if you ever got more fotage to show along with your narration. So happy you were so inspired and had a good visit. (Even if the intro video was in Chinese when you were there.) I haven't been there for ages. There is always a long line outside when I pass by it feels like. Please don't feel worried about what I (I think I dare include Mustang also) will think about your videos/presentations. We like your style, the way you think and believe in you. We just want to see it through your eyes. We get excited. Mustang has obviously not been there (yet!), so that is a bit different, but you were never going to dissapoint us. I didn't mean to put any pressure on you, sorry if it felt that way! You should get many views, you are great and it's very interesting! Congratulations dear friend! I don't really know you well enough, but I am still proud of you. 💖

Det var många år sedan jag var där! Tack för en bra video! 🙂👍🇸🇪

@bonez9160

2 ай бұрын

2006 var jag där :)

@robertmolldius8643

2 ай бұрын

@@bonez9160 Jag har ju för mig att jag var där när jag gick i grundskolan typ 1982! 😄 Men när jag läser på lite så öppnade museet 1990. Hur som haver så var det länge sedan. Det är nog dags att göra ett besök igen! 🙂👍

@michaelandjulie

2 ай бұрын

Hej Hej Robert! I hope my comment translates into Swedish properly, I'm using Google Translate. I'm so glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you so much for leaving a comment, I have truly appreciate hearing back from so many kind Swedish people. Have a great weekend! :) Jag hoppas att min kommentar översatts til svenska ordentligt. Jag använder google translate. Jag är så glad att du gillade den här videon. Tack så mysket för att du lämnade en kommentar. Jag uppskattar att höra från så många snälla svenskar. Ha en bra helg! :)

@GuinevereKnight

2 ай бұрын

You are so sweet Julie for answering in swedish. Google helped you pretty good, nothing to worry about. And just to add, I am sure since it's Swedes, even though they commented here in swedish, they actually know english. So you are totally covered. (I think they thought that you could press a Google translate button under their comments, but maybe that didn't work here for some reason.) It's fun to read all the comments! 😊

@michaelandjulie

2 ай бұрын

Hi Guinevere! Thank you for coming here to proof read my comment and make sure it wasn't a trainwreck translation haha. Ah I understand now, they thought I could read their comment in English. I can translate on my laptop into English, but from my phone, it isn't an option to translate. (I used the KZread Studio app, which is different from the normal youtube app). So I had to read the comment and carefully type it, accent characters & all, into google translate it.. and then type a reply in English, translate it, then screen shot and retype my answer back. It was a fun experiment, but I was worried I would make a mistake! 😂. I can't copy, paste, or translate from the youtube studio app. However, I really enjoyed doing this and pretending I could hear a Swedish person pronouncing the words far better than I could sweden🇸🇪🩷🩵💜

KZread suggested this video to me just now. I've lived in Stockholm for most of my life, but it must have been 20 years ago (during my school years) since I last visited the museum. Maybe it's time for a revisit. I enjoyed your video! I hope you visited Nordiska museet (the Nordic Museum) which is located right nearby, it's great. If not, you probably at least saw the building when going to the Vasa Museum - it's quite hard to miss, no matter if you're approaching Vasa either via land or water.

@michaelandjulie

2 ай бұрын

Hi there, Write or Die! I'm so glad that you enjoyed this video! When I posted it, I had no idea so many people in Sweden would see it and leave me feedback. It's been so humbling, all the kind words you all have left. So many have said the same as you, that they remembered visiting the Vasa during their school years and would like to go back and visit. As a tourist, the Vasa Museum was probably one of the most amazing, impressive museums I've ever been to. What a cool story and what a fantastic job Sweden has done preserving & displaying such an amazing ship & all the artifacts. Something to be so proud of!! We would have loved to visit Nordiska! Unfortunately, we were only in Stockholm for 4 days and my friends had hockey events & games to attend almost every day. We had to make the most of what time we had, and we didn't make it to Nordiska. We did walk past it a few times and WOW, what an IMPRESSIVE building!!!! I really wanted to go, but it's high on my to-do list for whenever I make it back to Sweden, along with the Astrid Lindgren museum also. There is soooo much more in Sweden I hope to come back and see one day. It's a beautiful country and we enjoyed our time there so much! Thank you so much for your kind comment, I am smiling so much this morning. Hope you get to revisi the Vasa soon! 🛳️ 💙💛💙

Amazingly, Sweden made one of its greatest failures into one of the best museums I have seen.

@michaelandjulie

2 ай бұрын

Hi there, Pelle! Yes I totally agree with you. What a fantastic failure made into an outstanding museum for everyone to enjoy. I believe the Vasa museum is one of, if not the, most visited & popular museums in Europe. Absolutely incredible! Thank you so much for watching, I hope you enjoyed! 💙💛💙

@Youtube_Globetrotter

2 ай бұрын

@@michaelandjulie As a Swede I visit it 2020, if you do take the Abba museum too.

@michaelandjulie

2 ай бұрын

Hi there! I would have loved to visit the Abba museum, but we just did not have time. There were 3 of us on this trip and we hit as many museums as the group wanted to do in only 3 full days. Trust me, I hope to make it back someday, and will hopefully be able to see the Abba museum then! :). Thank you for commenting!

THAT WAS GOOD - you got a sub...!

@michaelandjulie

2 ай бұрын

I am so glad you enjoyed the video!! Thank you so much for watching, I appreciate the support so much! 🩷🩵💜

Aparently there are continuing serious issues with the conservation of the ship. The wood is detoriating and is full of sulfuric acid, which renews and threatens to decompose the wood. Also all the nails have been replaced with extremely hardened modern nails as the old ones were rusting. Despite conservation.

@michaelandjulie

2 ай бұрын

Hi there, Wolfsbane! Thank you so much for the comment & the information about the Vasa conservation. I remember something about this being discussed in some of the research I did before making this video, but unfortunately didn't have enough footage to talk longer, and I had to edit down my script to fit the video ☹️. I truly hope the museum curators can find a solution for this problem so that the ship is able to be preserved for the ages like we hoped. It would be such a tragedy to lose her after everything she has been through and how she has become such a fantastic display for visitors to enjoy 😢. I hope you enjoyed the video! I truly appreciate the comment & support 💙💛💙

I'm going to guess that Michael is a Scorpio and Julie is a Sagittarius.

@michaelandjulie

2 ай бұрын

Hello Austin! Michael is not even in this video though haha. He is an Aquarius and I am a cusp. Thanks for commenting though! Hope you liked the video 💙💛💙