I’ve written about this before, but in the light of the US Supreme Court striking down the Defence of Marriage Act and California’s Proposition 8, and the recent demonstrations against the legalization of same sex marriage in France, it needs…
Tag: sweden
Bye Bye Radio Sweden (for now)
Last day at Radio Sweden before my leave of absence and Strasbourg (although we don’t leave Sweden for almost three weeks). Hope to blog here about what it’s like being in France, especially compared to Sweden. All Europe certainly isn’t…
Sweden’s National Day
National day ceremonies at Millesgården, Lidingö On Sweden’s national day, June 6, those who became Swedish citizens during the previous calendar year are honored. Me with my certificate from the city of Lidingö (the dinner at the Foresta Hotel…
Despite the weather they turned on the Karlaplan fountain
Karlaplan, Stockholm. May 3 on the calendar, must be Spring (no matter what the weather is). It was warmer two weeks ago.
First barbecue of 2011
Lidingö, Sweden, April 17, 2011
Ice remains on Lake Kottlasjön
Ice remains on Lake Kottlasjön, originally uploaded by radiowood2000. April 9, there’s still a thin layer of ice on Kottlasjön.
One of my Favorite Days of the Year
Winter Arrives in Stockholm
They’ve put up the Christmas tree at Karlaplan (and it snowed)!
Winter arrives in Stockholm
Why Do They Buy Buses Everyone Hates?
Stockholm has a great mass transit system, called SL, despite the annual problems when subway trains can’t handle the snow or the leaves on the tracks are the wrong kind for the commuter trains. But a few years ago, when…