Archive for the ‘Stockholm’ Category

Stockholm Archipelago Radio, Sweden

June 11th, 2012 at 4:39 pm » Comments (0)

If you are going to get out in the Stockholm archipelago by boat, Sweden – or even walking around there – it could be a very great idea to first listen to the local radio weather forecasts. The Stockholm archipelago is worth a visit even if you visit in the winter time – if you [...]

Unusual Gravestone Inscription

June 7th, 2012 at 9:32 pm » Comments (1)

I found a special and somewhat unusual gravestone inscription at a graveyard in the islands around Stockholm, at least I haven’t seen anything like it before. The text says: "Father 1842 – 1890, Mother 1847 – 1931". Not even their names. I wonder why? Surely they must have had any names. It feels very anonymous, [...]

Last Cruise Leg Silja Symphony

May 30th, 2012 at 10:22 pm » Comments (0)

We finally got return tickets and got aboard the last cruise leg Helsinki – Stockholm on our latest cruise trip, which surprisingly turned out to be with two different cruise ships and even cruise lines. We had another surprise on Silja Symphony too, which I’ll tell you more about. As soon as we had installed [...]