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Sinterklaas in Stockholm 2010 Closups van Sinterklaas!!

Posted 28/Nov 2010 at 18:25 by Geestman in Travel & Tourism read by 28 people

Sinterklaas is op bezoek in Stockholm,... watch video

Gå Inte Ut! (Don't go out)

Posted 1/Mar 2010 at 23:15 by Geestman in Cars & Vehicles read by 7 people

Well this was the headline on the night of Sunday 28th February when hundreds of Dutch people arrived in Sweden to travel some 800km to their Swedish ski vacation destinations.
Interestingly,... It... read more

Also available in White..... spotted during my morning commute

Posted 1/Mar 2010 at 22:05 by Geestman in Cars & Vehicles read by 10 people

Also available in White..... spotted during my morning commute.
Click the picture so it enlarges and you'll see the black van, with written in white 'Finns även i vit', meaning 'also available... read more

Sweden Blogs - Part 11 - Serious, serious winter weather

Posted 18/Dec 2009 at 21:50 by Geestman in Earth & Nature read by 39 people

I was going to write this post last night. I was going to start with a sentence along the lines of: "while I am writing it is snowing heavily outside. Thick flocks are dancing on the wind -... read more

The Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies - Live Coverage from Stockholm

Posted 10/Dec 2009 at 21:30 by Geestman in News & Politics read by 72 people

Live coverage from Stockholm. Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies.
At... read more

Sweden Blogs - Part 10 - Icing on the Cake

Posted 2/Dec 2009 at 23:32 by Geestman in Travel & Tourism read by 28 people

First real frost: -6 degrees Celcius when I got out of the house this morning.
A yellow full moon hanging low over the tops of the pine trees, small white icicle hairs on absolutely everything... I... read more

Sweden Blogs - Part 9 - Sinterklaas has borrowed a Swedish Boat

Posted 1/Dec 2009 at 21:33 by Geestman in News & Politics read by 51 people

It's True! Sinterklaas flew to Sweden, borrowed Djurgardsfarjan in the Stockholm archipelago and delivered presents with the help of 4 piets to all the Dutch kids living in Sweden.
He is said... The... read more

Sweden Blogs - Part VII - Dragonfly

Posted 21/Nov 2009 at 05:32 by Geestman in Home & Living read by 25 people

In August dragonflies come out in large numbers, here in the Stockholm archipelago. They find areas without wind and love to meander around, almost as if they are on a discovery tour of the garden.
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Sweden Blogs VI - The forest opposite my house.

Posted 15/Nov 2009 at 12:43 by Geestman in Home & Living read by 42 people

This is the forest opposite our house outside the Stockholm archipelago in Sweden.
Actually, there is not much to tell about that. This is my view from the kitchen window. Now on its own, that... But... read more

Sweden Blogs - Part V - The tyres have arrived.

Posted 10/Nov 2009 at 20:19 by Geestman in Home & Living read by 32 people

Neatly stacked up behind the trailer so not a soul can see them and get any ideas, they stare at me every time I walk past, to and from the car.
Two piles of four tyres with studs, freshly... Each... read more

Train Gothenburg - Stockholm

Posted 7/Nov 2009 at 21:47 by Keessn in Travel & Tourism read by 55 people

Today I took a train from Gothenburg to Stockholm.
It took almost 4 hours and it was very enjoyable. The battery of my lap-top quickly ran out so there was nothing more to do... I'm... read more

Sweden blogs - Part IV - Away from home? Not as easy as you might think.

Posted 4/Nov 2009 at 20:37 by Geestman in Home & Living read by 36 people

Is it really possible to be away from home? Or do you carry home around with you, even when you don't realise it - sometimes life just rubs your nose in the facts.
We have moved countries many... A... read more

Sweden Blogs - Part III

Posted 30/Oct 2009 at 20:37 by Geestman in Home & Living read by 27 people

I finished my last blog wondering about whether November was going to be as bad as many Swedes say.
Well it's not November just yet but everybody around me (including myself) is suddenly... I... Then... read more

Sweden Blogs - Part II

Posted 27/Oct 2009 at 21:56 by Geestman in Travel & Tourism read by 20 people

Well, folks it's autumn in Stockholm allright.
Maybe you share that same feeling in late summer when the air is so dry and warm and the nature is so lush and green that you think "how can this... But... read more

Sweden blogs - Part 1

Posted 7/Oct 2009 at 21:34 by Geestman in Home & Living read by 13 people

OK, I moved here about 6 weeks ago now. After a terribly tiring move we finally settled in the archipelago just east of Stockholm. It was still summer. The apples were not yet ripe but hanging... read more

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