Tag melodifestivalen

Melodifestivalen is the competition which chooses the Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Thursday Thai

Aside from the parking ticket which Damo discovered on his windscreen, we had a really great night together chatting about this, that and the other. Well, travel mostly. As Damo … Read the rest “Thursday Thai”

Tired and Sore

I’m feeling a bit sick tonight. Well, actually I’ve been feeling a bit tired and crook for about forty-eight hours. At first I put it down to a bit of … Read the rest “Tired and Sore”

Eurovision 2009

“Är ni svensk?”, I was asked by a dark-haired bloke who came up to me at The Flinders Hotel Eurovision Night. “What?”, I replied, and then soon realised he was … Read the rest “Eurovision 2009”

Swedish Class

Swedish class was a lot easier this week, and therefore a lot more enjoyable. Amongst the many things we did this week was listen to, and study the lyrics from … Read the rest “Swedish Class”

Meeting Mikey and Melodifestivalen Gallery

As noted here and here, I enjoyed a terrific weekend catching with some current and former members of ABBAMAIL/Village, and watching Melodifestivalen with an assortment of Swedophiles, friends, and … Read the rest “Meeting Mikey and Melodifestivalen Gallery”

Schlager Sunday

I looked at the bloke on the big screen today and thought to myself I really could be Swedish, after all. What do you think? Half-brother, long lost cousin, or … Read the rest “Schlager Sunday”