One of the great museums in Stockholm is the Vasa Museum (Vasamuséet) dedicated to the 17th-century ship that sunk on its maiden voyage. It’s a warship built by Gustav II Adolf’s initiative to be used against his enemies. With 64 cannons and 300 soldiers on board he believed he could win over the Polish enemy. Unfortunately, […]
Guided Tour Through Carlsten Fortress
Carlstens Fästning (Carlsten Fortress) – This 17th-century fortress is located high up on the island of Marstrand. It’s one of Sweden’s centuries old fortresses that become tourist attractions. Carlsten Fortress was once a military and prison facility built to safeguard Marstrand, which was an essential free port (trading zone) before. I had the opportunity to learn the history of Carlsten Fortress […]
Sing and Dance Your Way at ABBA The Museum
Who’s got the talent and who’s got that “A” factor? Don’t be shy to say you don’t have both because at ABBA the Museum you will discover you have. It’s just a matter of having the guts though. ABBA The Museum opened on 6th May in Stockholm and it’s apparently becoming so popular to both […]
The Blue Train – Train À La Orient Express
When my husband heard about the Blue Train ( Blå Tåget in Swedish) he could not contain his excitement about planning a trip by the said train. And for the first time we travelled by train from Gothenburg to Stockholm. It’s not that we haven’t been on a train but it’s because this one’s different. It’s like […]
Inside Kolmården Wildlife Park
It’s zoo time at Kolmården Wildlife Park (Kolmårdens Djurpark)! It’s been years ago since we were at Kolmårdens Djurpark but thanks to the pictures I took, which remind me how scared I was seeing those wild animals in real life. The close encounter was quite an experience to me because it was the first time I saw jungle animals […]
Picnic at the Seashore
My summer break has finally started and it’s a pleasure to do things without thinking about work and deadlines to meet. Anyhow, we’ve gone through another schoolyear of failure and success at work but everybody’s happy in the end. We concluded our final gathering on the island called Amundön on Monday. The weather was gloomy at start but it turned […]