Growing up in Denmark in the 1980ies, like many others I was baffled that Sweden had built a nuclear power plant some 40 km from Copenhagen. “What must go? Barsebäck”, the protestors chanted. The plant at Barsebäck is still undergoing the process of nuclear decommissioning some 20 years after it produced its last Watt. Little … Continue reading Sweden’s nuclear history
We are on Gotland, the large Swedish island in the Baltic Sea. We are staying in Klintehamn on the west coast, half an hour south of Visby. I picked the west coast to get beautiful sunsets over the sea. It was a good choice. Chapel at Kovik, Gotland. High ceilings Yesterday I sent my oldest … Continue reading Gotland: Sky, sea, and churches
The Swedish island Gotland is a popular holiday destination. Last year we explored the main city Visby on foot. This year we returned with the car to explore more of the island. The island is about 100 km from north to south and 50 km wide and offers stunning views and a plethora of historical … Continue reading Gotland: Caves, cliffs, and churches
On a sunny afternoon I joined a tour of a local trail that took us on a walk through time.
My 11-year old son asked me a question one morning as I drove him to school. I treasure these moments of the day, a time to connect and talk about life, big and small. This morning he asked me about money, the concept of money. So I recalled that we had visited nearby Tumba Paper … Continue reading Tumba Paper Mill Museum: How money is made
Not far from where I live lies Vinterviken. This is where Alfred Nobel first mass produced nitroglycerin, the key ingredient in dynamite. I visited the site one sunny afternoon in March.
I’m reading Timothy Snyder’s Bloodlands. About how Stalin and Hitler killed 14 million civilians and prisoner’s of war in the area between Berlin, Moscow and the Black Sea between 1933 and 1945. It is not all new to me. Still, it is heavy to take in. Snyder’s style is factual with eye witness accounts. He … Continue reading Bloodlands and Mr. Jones
Château de Montségur in southern France was once the location of a dramatic siege. In my game Montsegur 1244 you retell the story. The game is now available in Japanese.
I treated the family with a four day trip to Visby on Gotland to celebrate signing for a new job. Gotland is the large island in the middle of the Baltic Sea. A popular tourist destination reachable in a three hour ferry ride from Nynäshamn south of Stockholm. View from Galgberget (Gallows Hill) north of … Continue reading Visby
So it happened that I found myself in Athens, Greece in March. First place to explore being Acropolis, the 'high city' with a history of more than 2500 years. Finally getting some use of learning the difference between doric and ionic columns in third year gymnasium, I made it to the top on a beautiful … Continue reading Acropolis
