Im here at #VasaMuseet for the second time and it is still amazing as hell. The size of the operation they had to pull off to take it from the sea, the amount of work to put it all together and conserve for the people to see…

And of course the size of the ship itself… It starts easy on your eyes when you are on the ground level, but grows when you get above the deck or under it. It’s massive!😍

#Vasa #Sweden #Stockholm #SailingShip

History has a habit of repeating itself, especially when power outruns judgement.

In the 17th century, the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus demanded a #warship that would symbolise supreme strength. The #Vasa was built bigger, heavier and more ornate than naval engineering allowed. Extra cannons were added, decoration multiplied, and no one dared to object.

The result was a top-heavy ship that sailed less than a mile before capsizing and sinking on its maiden voyage.

It was not a lack of skill or resources that doomed the Vasa, but unrealistic expectations, political vanity and leadership detached from physical reality.

A similar pattern is now visible in the #us. Donald Trump has spoken of rebuilding the navy and even naming warships after himself — turning military power into personal branding. At the same time, debt grows, political division deepens, and institutions strain under pressure. Yet ambition continues to rise faster than resilience.

En plakett på trottoaren vid Stortorget i Malmö centrum:

"Under fredsmötet i augusti 1524 drog på denna plats den utländske gästen GUSTAV VASA kniv mot den tyske köpmannen Herman Iserhel."

#Vasa #monarki #republik #skåneintesverige #malmo #Malmö #gustavvasa

Die schwedische Galeone #Vasa sank am 10.08.1628 bei ihrer Jungfernfahrt. Das kann heutzutage nicht mehr passieren?! Das italienische Passagierschiff Principessa Jolanda ereilte im September 1907 dasselbe Schicksal.

#Schweden #Italien

https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principessa_Jolanda