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Europe » Sweden » Värmland County » Karlstad August 16th 2023

A day on the high seas - well almost. Christer had us fed well got breakfast then the plan was to go on his boat onto the lake which Karlstad is famous for. We packed a lunch and a few drinks and on our way to destinations unknown. Through town then onto areas that didn’t look like boat places until we came to a river where the boat was moored. A little 21 foot cabin cruiser. A vintage diesel putt putt effort. Got organized and away we went. Very comfortable and re-assured by the skipper, in his skipper hat, that we were safe and sound on his boat. Out through the channel then lots of weeds and into the expanse of lake Vanern. This lake is huge and feeds out into the sea. Christer is taking ... read more
This is a summer house. Nice runabout as well.
Looking out to sea.

Europe » Sweden » Värmland County » Karlstad August 15th 2023

Pick up a hire car today for the Swedish part of our trip. Found the Avis shop and into a relatively new Opel Corsa. A bit smaller than expected but we could fit all of the bags in the boot. That is because we left the big case behind at the hotel as we are coming back there at the end of our trip. Out of town and heading ultimately for Karlstad. This is where Stephanie spent around 10 months on student exchange in 2000. We are staying with her host father, Christa. Unfortunately her host mother died late last year. We stopped at a very old castle which Christer had suggested on the way. Skokloster Castle which was built in the early 1600’s. Very interesting especially how they have used the original furnishings where possible. ... read more
The Countesses chambers. Note the Chamber Pot next to the table. Padded seat…
They even wrote their kids heights on the door jambs in castles.

Europe » Sweden » Värmland County » Karlstad August 24th 2022

I DO remember the last time I was in Sweden, but as it was (I think) in 1978 I don't remember everything about it. It was our last family holiday and we spent 2 weeks camping in southern Sweden. Some of this holiday has become legend in Risby family history. The main thing I recall about the trip is that we had been told that bread was incredibly expensive to buy in Sweden. We therefore decided that we would take our own "crispbread" supplies with us from England, as well as most of our other food for cooking in the campsites (eating out was not thought to be an option if we could not afford bread!). To make our diet more interesting we purchased a wide variety of crispbreads so we would not become bored with ... read more
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Europe » Sweden » Värmland County » Karlstad June 19th 2018

Bonjour à tous, Ce matin avant le petit-déjeuner, je sors voir si je n’ai pas de nouveau un ticket sur le pare brise, non, mais surprise il y a une petite fraîcheur, 12-13º. Je vais donc enfiler mon sweat-shirt aux couleurs suédoises, jaune et bleu, certaines mauvaises langues disent « vendeur IKEA « . Le thermomètre n’a d’ailleurs pas dépassé les 18º, avec un vent du genre Mistral des grands jours et presque froid. Hier je ne vous avais pas parlé du Musée Nobel, en fait je suis passé devant sans savoir ce qu’était cette bâtisse. Ni du musée ABBA, qui paraît-il a un succès spectaculaire, des gens viennent du monde entier pour ce musée. Pas moi. Je prends donc la route direction Oslo, à la sortie de la ville un grand centre commercial je m’y ... read more
Orebro
La route du jour
Henry Allards Park

Europe » Sweden » Värmland County » Karlstad May 20th 2012

Visited the Haverud aqueduct on the way to the 'Tree-House' following day we went to Karlstad for 2 nights. On Saturday we visited Glaskogen Nature Reserve, where we saw a snake (Probably a grass snake, but too quick for the action photographer. On Sunday we visited Nora and then got lost in Garphyttan National Park near Örebro. Common crane and a Great Spotted Woodpecker on this trip.... read more
Karlstad statue - thats gotta hurt
Karlstad statue
Statue at Saffle

Europe » Sweden » Värmland County » Karlstad March 16th 2008

Hej everyone! Sorry it has been so long since we have been able to write. After the game yesterday, we went over to Freddy’s apartment and I officially signed with Qbik for the season! Really, I signed for both Z and myself, since we will be somewhat sharing a contract in the fall when she is here. It was really exciting! Z snapped a photo of it- it felt like when I signed to college 5 years ago, except I’m much older and larger. Dennis was a great help as usual as he translated for both Freddy and me (I really must learn Swedish). We then headed south about two hours to Trollhattan with Dennis, Helene, and Eva. We are still in Trollhattan at their house (sadly without Aunt Kathy, who is ironically in the US ... read more

Europe » Sweden » Värmland County » Karlstad March 16th 2008

Siw and Bertil made us feel right at home. They had a guest bedroom set up for Laura and I, hot water ready for tea, and a fridge stocked with whatever we could have possibly needed. They showed us around their beautiful home and told us stories about the family and all their travels. Siw and Bertil actually lived in Malaysia for three years so we got to see all the artifacts from their stay there. Having stayed in Africa for a bit as well, they showed us the huge zebra hide they brought back, hanging up in one of their sitting rooms. After our game and a long drive to Trollhattan we were pretty tired, so it didn’t take long to fall asleep. And for the first time on the trip, I slept like a ... read more

Europe » Sweden » Värmland County » Karlstad March 16th 2008

The following blogs have been a work in progress over the past few days as we have had very little internet access... My pictures have been uploaded to this blog, but Zuzu's camera cord is not with us, so we will upload more ASAP! Zuzu wrote the following: Hej everyone! It’s only our fifth day across the ocean yet we’ve been lucky enough to experience so much already! Thursday, the day after our game, was a light practice day. We did some speed ladders, passing drills and shooting. Boyer had to work hard in goal during our shooting because according to Bula the goalie coach, game day was a light day for her! On the way to and from practice we got a quick rundown of the hottest Swedish music compliments of Josephine, our teammate and ... read more
Americans in the Karlstad Square
We found Hasna (our teammate) in the Square
A tribute to Miller

Europe » Sweden » Värmland County » Karlstad March 14th 2008

http://www.vf.se/Sport/Fotboll/4939/Mars/Vecka-11/Amerikanska-kan-losa-Qbiks-malvaktskris.aspx Check us out in this morning's paper :-)... read more

Europe » Sweden » Värmland County » Karlstad March 14th 2008

I'm sorry if you have subscribed to our blog and have been receiving tons of emails updating you about the latest entry. We have not been able to tell if the site is posting our new entries and, therefore, keep reposting. It will not happen again!... read more




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