Wood, Tiles and Birches – Studio Interior Building Work 3

[gallery link="file" order="DESC" columns="5" orderby="title"] Wood, Tiles and Birches -  New wall and floor surfaces  ready and trees up. Next step:  a wood  staining colour on the walls and  paint  on the "Swedish Hut" . Suitable Song to accompany the  remaining paint  brush work: "Björkens Visa" ("The Birch Song") with Björn Ulveaus(ABBA) and the Hootenanny Singers Suitable Swedish proverb: "Jag kan...

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The Globe (“Globen”) in Purple tonight – Kulturnatt Stockholm

[gallery link="file" order="DESC" columns="5" orderby="title"]  The night of culture, "Kulturnatt Stockholm" April 21st. And the Globe (Globen) will shimmering in Purple. Lots of Cultural Free Events all over the city.  http://www.facebook.com/kulturnattsthlm The White Globe at Johanneshov, Stockholm has previous been illuminated in various colours. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ericsson_Globe Purple is certainly the colour of April! New inspiration and ideas, ..A Purple Moose, why not?  ...

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The Stockholm Metro – 110 km of Art and a Ghost Train

              Stockholms Tunnelbana, The Tube in Stockholm is the worlds longest Art Exhibition, 110 km of Art at 90  of the 100 Tube Stations . http://www2.sl.se/kultur/konstflash/tom.htm In English: http://sl.se/en/Visitor/Art-guide/Art-and-architecture/ To add to excitement, take a trip with The Ghost Train"Silverpilen"  (* The Silver-Arrow). The urban myth;When you board the train at night and the doors shut, you'll never leave. Ooh, spooky! Think...

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Vasa vs Titanic – Disastrous Maiden Voyages 1628 vs 2012

            Pride comes before a fall.  Sail vs Steam and 284 years between the sinking of RMS Titanic vs The Vasa Ship, both on their maiden voyages. Salut and glory! The Swedish battleship Vasa went to the bottom, fully rigged and gun ports opened on her maiden voyage, just after 1300 m in Stockholm. The Vasa Ship was sleeping in the mud during 333...

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Oh So Swedish wish you a Happy Easter – Glad Påsk!

                  Wish you all a very Happy Easter & *Glad Påsk (Swedish). Maundy Thursday (* Swedish: Skärtorsdag) and traditional Easter Witches' Broom Stick Ride to Blåkulla. Departure in the dusk and kids dressed like Easter Witches can been seen everywhere in Sweden.  See photo top right, of me (right on picture) and friend as Påskkärringar (EasterWithces), Trollvägen, late 1950's. * read more on:...

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Swedish Fika & Wallander Blue Police Princess Cake

Why not treat your self to a Swedish *Fika Paus  (*a coffee with cake or sandwich) at Fridolfs Konditori - Ystad, like Kurt Wallander? A fika with Pickled Herring & Egg or try the "Blue Princess Police Cake" *Swedish; Prinsess Bakelse/Tårta*, normally light green with a pink rose.  Plus the local paper Ystad Allehanda, of course.   Links: /In the...

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