The weekend of September 28-29th Sweden celebrated Baltic Days. We attended at the National Maritime Museum in Stockholm Sunday. Which for some reason I had not visited yet. Baltic Days is an annual event for the Swedish-Baltic culture that developed not least after tens of thousands of Balts fled to Sweden at the end of … Continue reading Baltic Days at the National Maritime Museum
The 12th century Church of Saint Botvid lies prominently next to the freeway leading southwest from Stockholm. It’s the oldest church in the region and has been under restoration for quite some time. Work has now finished on the outside while still ongoing inside. One sunny morning after dropping kids off to school I stopped … Continue reading Church of Saint Botvid
Restrictions spur creativity. Perception shapes reality. Or why you don't want to get on the wrong side of your users. In the early days of the internet, GIF was the prevailing file format for website graphics. While JPEG is great for compressing photos, GIF (Graphical Image File) is a lossless encoding that works great when … Continue reading PNG is not GIF
A little hour west of Stockholm lies the small-town Mariefred with the royal palace and museum Gripsholm Castle. Built by Gustav Vasa to fortify his power, later kings favoured Gripsholm as well, not least Gustav III who added a theatre to entertain himself and his court. Today the scenic castle is a popular destination both … Continue reading Gripsholm, Mariefred and Taxinge
How do you like your coffee? If you are like me, the answer is Hot as Hell, black as the Devil. No milk, no sugar. And absolutely not the lukewarm poor excuse for coffee served with every lunch deal here in Stockholm. Or perhaps you prefer tea? On Mars? Why not. Now you can make … Continue reading How do you like your coffee?
Today the fuel price at my local pump hit 16:34 Swedish kronor pr litre (95 octane). The cheapest in Sweden is under 16. A few years ago it was over 21 (21:24 in March 2022). Not accounting for inflation, it’s a drop close to 25%. With inflation, today’s prices are 33% lower than at the … Continue reading Sustainable growth?
I’m attending Medeltidsveckan, the yearly medieval festival in Visby on the Swedish island Gotland in the Baltic Sea. This is my first visit and I’m trying to get my hold of this thing that I’ve heard people talk about with light in their eyes since I first moved to Sweden years ago. Six Norwegians and … Continue reading Seven days per year
I had a chance to return to Visby on Gotland yet again this summer. My first visit was in June 2023, this time I’m here for the medieval festival. More about that in another post. Today I want to share some magnificent shots of a stunning city as I was lucky to see it on … Continue reading Photography: Visby 2024
So I turned 50 over the summer. How does it feel? Same, same. No difference from day to day. But actually, I feel I have levelled up over the last few years. Being much more aware of who I am and how I feel. What I do and why. Raising kids is part of that. … Continue reading Happy birthday
There are two kinds of museums: National institutions with an official mandate to cover a specific area and then there are those created by collectors and enthusiasts because they couldn’t help it. World of Classics south of Stockholm is the latter. Created by Leif-Ivan Karlsson to showcase his collection of vintage American cars from the … Continue reading A world class suburban surprise
