Schlager Sunday
I spent a few minutes today going through a book I bought last year in Sweden called, “Schlagerbog”. At its very core, it’s a book about modern gay life in … Read the rest “Schlager Sunday”
Sverige
For most of my life, I’ve been fascinated by Sweden. It started with ABBA, of course. Then I discovered their approach to how society should operate matches with my mine. Then I visited and discovered the beauty of the place, and the awesome people. Music, literature, film.
Manly Ferry
The trip to Manly always evokes memories of the song “Reckless” by Australian Crawl, a song from my final year at high school. As an Australian of a particular … Read the rest “Manly Ferry”
Swedes
I was looking back through some photographs tonight and I came across a crowd shot I took at Allsang pa Skansen.
It’s a television show screened weekly over summer, which … Read the rest “Swedes”
Swedish Saturday
Sweden was, once again, the recurrent theme in my life today.
The day started off simply enough with breakfast at the nearby “Book Cafe”. I’ve been there before on several … Read the rest “Swedish Saturday”
Love Life by Alcazar
At the risk of boring you with more Swedish pop, here’s min favouriter at the moment. I’ve loved the song for ages, but have only just discovered this clip on … Read the rest “Love Life by Alcazar”
Swedish Class
Swedish class was reasonably entertaining again tonight.
As we’ve moved into “intermediate mode”, Marianne has begun to do most of the class in Swedish.
Well, almost all of the class … Read the rest “Swedish Class”