Wishing all of you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from us here in Gothenburg in Sweden. We had two weeks of perfect winter conditions before Christmas. This is when the snowy photos were taken. All of the neighbourhood's kids and
Text by Erik Sturkell By December 2023, I reached the number 100 of peer-reviewed articles that I'm either first author or co-author on. My first research article was published in 1990 in the Soviet journal Okeanologija AN SSSR and published in Russian. It reported the scientific
Text and photos by Erik Sturkell On the 9th of September my old friend Sigge got married. This time it took place in the community house (Folkets Hus) in Rönninge. This house is conveniently close to the railway station just across the road. Sigge had invited us,
While in Denmark, we had the chance to join in the celebration of our friend Susan Hansen's 60th birthday together with the closest family. First part took place at Denmark's oldest functioning tavern 'Bromølle Kro', where we had a very nice lunch. From there we
Erik had a very quiet birthday this year compared to last summer's 60 years garden party. As we had both attended big birthday parties just days before, we decided to have a relaxing evening at home with a nice dinner in the garden and champagne.
Believe it or not, this is one of the few times I have celebrated my birthday in Sweden and together with my husband. He is normally on the glacier trip to Vatnajökull this time of year, while I tend to spend my birthday in Denmark
To celebrate that friends Bo and Susan turned 60 two years ago and in August this year, respectively, I invited them to a viking concert in Danish Radio (DR) concert hall outside Copenhagen. It was magical and fantastic concert to put it short. Such power
Our friend Anneli Berg turned 60 in mid May and invited friends and family to a party on a houseboat at the Gothenburg waterfront. The weather was splendid and the food plenty. Late in the afternoon, Anneli had arranged an amphibian vehicle (a rebuilt Volvo
As tradition has it in Sweden, Valborgsmässoafton or Walpurgis Night is celebrated with bonfires and singing in the arrival of spring. In our neighbourhood, we meet with the neighbours around the fountain at Egnahemsplatsen with champagne (see photo above). We start by singing some of
Our Smooth Collie pup 'Jörfi' is already a junior and turning one year today! She had a great birthday party yesterday with dog friends Dino (11 year-old rescue dog from Spain), Milou (14 year-old Dachshund), Polly (8 month-old Labrador pup), Primo (2-3 year-old Västgötaspets), and