My Staycation

May 17, 2013 By 2 Comments
Sydney Opera House

"It's all too easy to take a nice photograph in Sydney", I thought to myself as I walked around Circular Quay yesterday. A minute or so earlier I'd been stopped by a tourist who asked if I'd take a photograph of him with the Opera House in the background. Too easy. And as I made my way towards the Sydney Harbour Bridge, I looked over at the Opera House, and there it was, with a stunning cloudy sky in the background, and a woman wearing a head-scarf, sitting by herself, chatting on a mobile … [Read more...]

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Holiday Resolutions

May 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Ron Mueck - untitled (old woman in bed) 2000-2002 at AGNSW

As I walked around the city today, I thought about the ways in which my life could be "different" as I return to work next week. In some ways, these last few months away from work have been similar to the feelings I had about travelling for a lengthy period during 2008. My big "resolution" from that trip was to make sure I went out for lunch every day. To actually leave the building, rather than sit at my desk and continue to work as I ate my food. I kept it up for quite a long period of … [Read more...]

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Divas

May 3, 2013 By 2 Comments
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In the midst of all the posters on Götgatan (the main street of Södermalm) promoting concerts, festivals, comedy nights, and dance clubs, there was one I saw the other week which really stood out. In contrast to the all the other posters which were very "busy", this poster portrayed a single image of twenty-something woman (a woman living with a disability) dressed beautifully and holding flowers. As I was heading off to Turkey in a day or two, I didn't have the time or attention to find … [Read more...]

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Greta Garbo’s Grave

March 29, 2013 By 3 Comments
Greta Garbo Grave

They say Garbo was elusive in her life. She's somewhat elusive in death also, it seems. Even though I'd found some online instructions about how to find her grave, they weren't particularly clear. Even though they were seemingly quite detailed, they lacked specifics. The "general vibe" isn't enough when it comes to navigation, I've concluded. But if you're looking for the grave of the famous Swedish actor, it's actually pretty simple. First, you catch a bus or T-bana to to Skogskyrkogården … [Read more...]

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Fotografiska Museet

March 27, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Fotografiska Museet Cafe

"I think I've found the spot for my fiftieth birthday", I told Sue as we sat and enjoyed some late afternoon refreshments at the top floor cafe of Stockholm's Fotografiska Museet (Photographic museum). Even though I've been to the museum on a few occasions before this, I'd never actually made it to the top floor cafe before. I've enjoyed a summertime drink at the downstairs outdoors bar, but until today I never knew they had a top floor cafe also. A top floor cafe with great service, great food, … [Read more...]

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Art and About Tuesday

March 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Tova Mozard photograph at the grave of Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir

The “day” started a little later for me, as I enjoyed a reasonably good “sleep in” this morning, after last night going out for a drink at Torget. After a moment or two of sitting by myself, I was befriended by a young bloke who told me he was originally from the far north of Sweden, near the border with Finland. He told me he was planning to return there after he and his partner get married in about six months time. “How long have you known each other?”, I asked. He blushed when … [Read more...]

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