Tanum, a Bronze Age Petroglyph UNESCO Site in Sweden
Tanum, a UNESCO World Heritage Rock Art Centre, is famous for its petroglyphs put there 3500 years ago by the Bronze Age people who lived in this area of northern […]
Category Archives: Sweden
Art Unexpected: Driftwood
My dad used to take us kids wandering along the beaches of the Pacific West Coast where there was driftwood galore. Every often he’d find something the reminded him of […]
Smørrebrød: the Famous Open-Faced Sandwiches of Denmark
A quick Danish lesson: smørre = butter; brød = bread. Smørrebørd (butter-bread) is what they call the famous open-faced sandwiches of Denmark. For my first meal in Copenhagen I had: sandwich […]
The 5 Chinese Elements in Sweden
Tanum, a UNESCO World Heritage Rock Art Centre, is famous for its petroglyphs put there 3500 years ago by the Bronze Age people who lived in this area in northern […]
Delicious Memories from Denmark
On the latest Lens-Artists Challenge, Patti Moed asks, “Are you one of those people who remembers every great meal you’ve ever had?” May I present my travel journal for Denmark […]
Yellow and Blue: the Colours of the Swedish Flag
We went to Sweden after some time in Denmark and found that the Swedes do not display their flags nearly as much as the Danes. Boats are the best place […]
Back from Tropical Sweden
The bus driver takes one look at us with our suitcases and says, “Sorry, we don’t allow tourists on this bus.” We are astonished and I actually take a step […]
Working Summers in Sweden, 1947 & 1948
Note from Editor/Daughter: This story, dating back to after World War 2, is from my dad’s journal of memories. There are two special mountains near Venersborg, Sweden. They are like […]
A Logging Accident in Sweden, 1948
Note from Editor/Daughter: This story, from my dad’s journal of memories, tells of his journey to Sweden on his Harley where he worked for some months logging on an estate. In […]
Over the Handlebars, Sweden 1947
Note from Editor/Daughter: This story, which dates back to just after World War 2, is from my dad’s journal of memories. Just before I was laid off from my tobacco harvest job […]
