Category Archives: Stockholm

Stockholm to Copenhagen with trepidation.

(this post is for Tuesday, 13 September 2011) We’d enjoyed Stockholm a great deal, and were very concerned that Copenhagen would be a flop in comparison. So it was with a heavy heart that we packed our bags, checked out … Continue reading

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Boats, trains and automobiles

(this post is for Monday, 12 September, 2011) As noted previously, Stockholm focuses firmly on water travel. Built on fourteen islands and employing over fifty bridges to join them all, Stockholm integrates boat travel into its metro transit system. We … Continue reading

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Grand failure of Swedish design

(this post is for Sunday, 11 September 2011) In all its glorious goodness, Swedish design has one flaw. Luckily, this occurred a long, long time ago, that it’s now inconsequential. I’m referring to the warship, Vasa. The Vasa was designed … Continue reading

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Blond wood, blond people, Scandinavian design!

Our first full day in Stockholm dawned bright and clear. Friends living here were seen to be doing anti-rain dances, and these seem to have worked very well. Thank you Kalle! Fed, and probably fatter, we walked along the water’s … Continue reading

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