In depth recounting of my global wandering
It’s late Thursday afternoon on my eighteenth day away from home and here’s my remaining itinerary: Tonight: Ride the ferry overnight across the Baltic Sea from Stockholm to Helsinki; Friday morning: Arrive in Helsinki; Three hour guided bus tour; Friday …
Before the high point. In my first post about Stockholm, I mentioned my plan to have a meal at the Grillska Huset on Stortoget. I wanted to do this not because its cuisine is particularly famous. In fact, it’s little …
The dancing part. It’s Thursday morning. And it’s raining again. Steadily. Still, those of us who are booked on the cruise to Helsinki can use the few remaining hours between breakfast and boarding the bus to take us to the …
The Sami farmstead. One area of particular interest to me was the Sami farmstead. I first learned a little about the Sami when I saw a Russian film called Kukushka (or in English) The Cuckoo. The movie is comprised almost …
(Disclaimer: Yes, I know the correct pronunciation is SKAHN-sn but you probably didn’t know that and you do know that I’m compulsive.) After my visit to the Vasa Museum, I took another peek at the queue outside the Abba Museum and, thinking …