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Today we had our first tour into the Stockholm Archipelago of the year with the boat of good friends. Destination was Grinda, not so far away from our place. Blue skies, hot temperature and a mild wind! Excellent!! More on Grinda: Grinda Wärdshus Hotell & Konferens Skärgårdsstiftelsens wikipedia

Today we visited the Oscar Fredriksborg at Rindö, since it took part in the Hemliga Rum (Secret rooms) event, organized by SFV – Statens fastighetsverk. About 15 buildings and sites all around Sweden had opened their doors, sometimes for the first (and only) time. The former militairy site Oscars Freddriksborg at Rindö (in Vaxholm) had […]

FD.nl – Frank Gersdorf – torsdag 23 februari 2012 De crisis in de perifere eurolanden doet de Zweden denken aan hun eigen zwarte periode, twintig jaar geleden. Zij gooiden het roer eensgezind om. Zweden blaakt nu van gezondheid. Een staatsschuld kan te hoog zijn, maar ook te laag. Dan benut de overheid niet alle kansen […]

A short guide with things I would recommend to do if you’re visiting Amsterdam soon: a canal boat tour visit the new Stedelijk Museum visit the new Film musuem EYE visit the new Scheepvaartmuseum Albert Cuyp market Great places where we had great meals and or drinks: Restaurant Quatfass Elsa’s Cafe Brasserie Flo Cafe De […]

The famous Stedelijk Museum (Museum of Modern Art) in Amsterdam is undergoing renovation and rebuilding since many years. After this summer, the museum will be re-opened. A complete renovation of the Stedelijk’s historic building, designed by A.W. Weissman and dating back to 1895, has converted virtually all of its program spaces into galleries, enabling the […]

Het Scheepvaartmuseum (The National Maritime Museum) is a museum located in Amsterdams. The museum is housed in a former naval storehouse, ‘s Lands Zeemagazijn or Admiraliteits Magazijn, designed by the Dutch architect Daniël Stalpaert and constructed in 1656. The museum moved to this building in 1973. The museum is dedicated to maritime history and contains […]

The new EYE Film Institute Netherlands was opened 6 weeks ago in Amsterdam. It includes a cinematography museum formerly called Filmmuseum, founded in 1952. Its predecessor was the Dutch Historic Film Archive, founded in 1946. The museum was situated in the Vondelparkpaviljoen since 1975, and in 2009, plans were announced for a new home for […]

The swedish national football team is preparing for the European Championships this summer in Poland and Ukraine. Which Swedish player is in shape for the tournement? A swedish newspaper has an overview: 1. John Guidetti – Feyenoord 2. Rasmus Elm – AZ 3. Andreas Isaksson – PSV Eindhoven Olof Mellberg – Olympiakos Jonas Olsson – […]

Today, 8.000 young salmons were released today in Strömmen in central Stockholm. The 150 gr fishes will swim out to the sea and will return grown up in two years time.