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...
Sunday April the 15th. Lots of Brighton Marathon runners on their way to Finish, on Madeira Drive. Just below on the Lower Promenade, the building work continues in the Oh So Swedish Studio. Wooden walls up and studio floor soon ready with bright tiles. Soon reaching the FINISH with big steps![gallery link="file" order="DESC" columns="6" orderby="title"]...
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...
Swim, walk, bike and enjoy Urban City Life in the Capital of Sweden. City Life and Urbanisation - More Swedes move from the countryside to the big cities of Sweden. Luckily, Stockholm built on 14 islands can offer lots of seafront & green oasis, parks and wild nature, close to the City, like Långholmen, Hagaparken, Brunsviken, Årstaviken etc. At...
[gallery link="file" columns="6" orderby="title"] Shaping a touch of Sweden in the Oh So Swedish Seafront Studio. From an empty "shell" to an interior with a bit of Swedish & Nordic feeling with wooden walls, spotlights and a brighter floor. Busy and exciting days! Happy Easter and 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:...
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...
Swedish Latte Dads and paternity leave- the classic 70's campaign! Read more on http://www.explorewestsweden.com/?p=1450...
Busy days getting the Oh So Swedish Workshop & Studio up and running for Easter. With a bit of interior work with the hammer and paintbrush, it will be a busy workshop with a touch of a Swedish "Sommarstuga" (Summer Cottage). ...
Wow, I'm not the only Eva, just one of the 191 582 Evas in Sweden plus 3 men with the name Eva!! Originates from Hebrew *Chawa/ Hava (Arabic) and means First Mother *Swedish =urmoder) and Life. In Sweden Eva is common as a double name combination; Eva-Lisa, Eva- Karin, Eva-Britt etc or as a second name. One famous Eva was...