"I've been wanting to do this for ages, and have been looking for the right moment", Sue told me when the prospect of walking on an iced-over lake became a reality. The reality for us - that we wouldn't plunge through the ice to a frozen death - came when we saw a group of … Continue reading Out On The Ice
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It's been a funny year. It's been a mixed year. It's been a year of ups and downs. Mostly it's been a pretty good year, though there have been times. Yes, there have been times... I started the year catching a flight back from Lismore to Sydney. I'd been in Lismore for about ten days … Continue reading Year In Review 2011
"What should we do in Stockholm?", Damien asked me on the weekend. I was having a drink with him and Kristen, his fiance. They're planning a trip to Europe in the early part of next year, including "three days in Stockholm". "Three days is not enough time to spend in Stockholm", I told them. But … Continue reading Three Days in Stockholm
After yesterday's shitty weather, my final day in Stockholm was one of those classically-beautiful Swedish summer days. The morning started with packing and check-out, and a lovely compliment from one of the staff at Sky Apartments that my Swedish was very good. Although I'm sure she was flattering me to an extent, I accepted the … Continue reading My Last Day in Stockholm
It was a normal enough Tuesday. Busy, of course, culminating in Swedish class. It was our final Swedish class of this "season", with a recommencement in two weeks. Thus, we had a few things to eat and drink, including some Swedish meatballs. Yummo! As part of my homework for Swedish class this week, we were … Continue reading Saltsjöbaden
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 Nyheter från Sverige
Today I ate some wild berries. I have no idea if they're poisonous or not, but they didn't have much taste, so I think I'm okay. But if I die, I'll die a happy man because I've had the most wonderful day. I'm spending a few nights at Saltsjöbaden, a seaside town on the Baltic, … Continue reading Saltsjöbaden