Blogs from Sweden, Europe - page 185

For a country whose credits include IKEA, Volvo, Abba, the smorgasboard buffet, and rotten herrings, the Swedish capital has certain attributes which elevate its status beyond your average European city. OK, so the cost of living might ultimately make your wallet weep, the winters may be long and oppressive, and the food culture may not appeal to everyone, but this is officially Europe's cleanest capital city, and it has to be, for my money, Europe's most pleasantly cyclable city. Four nights at a city centre hotel proved to be the best plan, as the urban sprawl is set out on 14 main islands, and a centrally-located hotel is something which a visitor to the city would consider to be vital. With a one-day Stockholm card, I was able to see a wide variety of attractions, and ... read more

My man just bought a car (a crappy one, but still, a car). And we just got a old, really cool trailer from my mom and dad. Se we've decided that we are going to try to go on a trailer-vacay this summer (wich is VERY Swedish) (!) Jippiiieee!!!... read more

My weekend was great. I had time to catch up with a lot of my friends. Nothing really happened on friday. Well, I did meat up for tea and cookies (!) with two of my best friends, Camilla and Cecilia at Camillas apartment. She lives in a 3 bdrm apartment with her boyfriend and two other guys. They have kind of a "music-collaboration-complex". All of them are musicians and/or producers and they spend most of their time doing music (when they are not out drinking beer that is). You can listen to some of their stuff at www.myspace.com/midorimusic. After that, I went out to eat tapas with another one of my best friends Jenny (the girl who I did background vocals for when she had a gig at "the Mint"). We fell asleep pretty early that ... read more

Ok. Så våran resa har börjat så pass trevligt att flyget är försenat med minst 8 timmar! Flyget har inte kunnat lyfta i New York pågrund av dåligt väder, så det har inte ens kommit till Sverige än. Men så fort det kommer så får vi förhoppnings hoppa på. Vi har fått lite gratis frukost och sen får vi lunch också.. så det är väl snällt! Nåväl inte så mycket att göra åt i alla fall, vi får slå död på några timmar här och sedan bär det i alla fall av. Så, så mycket fanns det att updatera med så länge!!! Hoppas att nästa gång vi skriver är från Brasilien!!! /Rosanna å Chris... read more

Left Stockholm for Malmo on the morning of 15th of Feb. With the fast express train it took only 4 hours or smooth and quiet journey thru the thickly wooded forests and farm lands of south Sweden. There is something so convenient and refreshing to get on a comfortable train in the city center of one town and end up in the city center of the next, bypassing the airports. The culture shock was not as pronounced than what i would later receive in Amsterdam and for sure in Paris. Malmo's sophistication and civility does not trail too much behind that of Stockholm. The city is much smaller, lacking the major waterways and the archipelago so much associated with charm of Stockholm, but buildings are similarly constructed and there is a vibrant and orderly city life, ... read more