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Risk 2 Driving Training
As Jen mentioned, I am working towards getting a Swedish drivers license. I might go into a weird amount of detail on this post because Jen’s dad is a drivers ed instructor and will enjoy reading this … The process basically consists of 4 parts. Part 1 is called Risk 1, and it is a…
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Kings Park
Spent the day in Malmö while Bryant took his driving hazards test. He’ll post about that interesting experience sometime! Cloudy but warm, 53 degrees. A nice day to roam around, but the kids stayed home to clean their rooms Malmö castle as it used to be… And how it is today, with restorations “Diana” sculpture…
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IKEA Digital Days
Pre-covid, Bryant’s big event would have been at an exciting international location. Instead he got to travel to a studio in Malmö where his game show style presentation was broad cast live to 5,000 people via the internet! His segment was well- received, and he enjoyed his 15 minutes of fame. Plus he was able…
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Snow
About 2 inches fell this week, and though some melted, enough remained to change the scenery and provide sledding opportunities. Our kids weren’t interested, but lots of neighbor kids made the most of a small hill near the bike path. At least the colder weather has made the paths less muddy!
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Kulturen
This open-air museum (the White House) in the heart of historic Lund is a collection of Swedish architecture from all eras. Some structures remain on their original sites while others were relocated and restored using authentic materials and techniques. The project began in 1882 at a time when the City was modernizing sewers etc, and…
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Ice on the streets (and in my heart)
With temperatures hovering just around freezing, and rain overnight, we skipped this morning’s walk. By the time I headed out on errands (pain meds and new toothbrush to assist Lily with her braces, poor kid), the sun was out and most ice had melted. Before sun up we heard lawn-mower-like sounds and assumed the city…
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Winter
35 degrees today but with quite a strong wind at Lomma. It must have been pretty cold for the kite surfers! In spite of the clouds, we could see the Turning Torso in Malmö pretty clearly and even a bit of the Oresund bridge. There were several ships visible as well. Bryant will likely add…
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Dinner and the castle grounds
After a few anxious minutes waiting outside, not quite sure if we were in the right place, we great doors opened and we were treated to warm glögg, live music and a self guided tour of the mansion. It featured a room built to accommodate a very large painting the owners had commissioned, which ended…
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Some random stuff
Jen has been doing a great job keeping up here, so I am not posing so much, but I have some fun pics on my phone that I thought I would share a bit. OK, that is enough for now. I will try to remember to post more random stuff to offset Jen’s carefully crafted…
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Tjolöholms Slott
Built by the wife of a British-Swedish aristocrat, who died just after building began, this castle has a relatively short history. The Dickson’s wanted a horse farm close to their Gothenburg home. They hired an architect and began construction in 1894, on a stretch of rugged coast just south of Gothenburg. It was a working…
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