As I mentioned the other day, my friend Graeme is going to Sweden in a couple of weeks time. I sent him a link earlier tonight to the club Paradise which I visited while there and enjoyed very much. I went there the night of the Melodifestivalen, the Swedish finals for the Eurovision Song Contest, … Continue reading »
I can confirm “Sandra In Sweden” exists and is not just an imaginary internet friend. She is a real person. We’ve been following each other’s blogs for about six months now. She’s an American married to an Australian and on her blog she writes about their life in Stockholm. They’ve been in Stockholm five years … Continue reading »
I’ve had a really wonderful day. In part, because the weather has been so spectacular. In part, because of the great experiences. I had lunch today with a guy called Peter Waak who runs a company called Radio Intelligence. Although based here in Stockholm, his company provides research and consultancy work around the world. He … Continue reading »
The train trip between Gävle and Stockholm is pretty stunning. It only takes about 90 minutes, but along the way there is so much to see. Well, maybe not much that to see, but the snow is kinda hypnotic. I spent most of the trip looking out the window at the snow and the trees. … Continue reading »
Until I went for an afternoon walk in the city gardens, I was prepared to say Gävle was a fairly unimpressive Swedish country town. Yes, I’d had good experiences with the locals who have all been quite friendly. And I’d just had a lovely lunch in a local cafe. But the main centre of town … Continue reading »
I was almost late for the ABBA tribute concert tonight in Sandviken, near Gavle, north of Uppsala in Sweden. As much as I love ABBA, this wasn’t, however, the attraction to move out of Stockholm for a couple of days. Rather, I was keen to see one of the participants, Magnus Carlsson. I discovered Magnus … Continue reading »
There’s a real contrast between where I’m staying (on the coast) and the centre of Stockholm at the moment. On the coast, there’s snow and ice everywhere. But in the centre of town, it’s all but gone, except for in some of the parklands. Even the ice in the water around Gamla Stan has all … Continue reading »
Although the newspaper predicts a warm weekend – relatively speaking – it was a cold day today. It was a day to stay indoors reading, listening to music, and occasionally look out the window. If I was 22 years old I would have spent the day working on a small volume of melancholic poetry about … Continue reading »
