Despite obstacles like sickness, bad weather, and our car going to the garage for repair on Dec. 27, we managed to make our way up to Särna in Dalarna over New Year. I'm happy we made the effort. As always, it was great to be
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
Photos and text by Erik Sturkell On the 20th of September the world lost a good man, and I lost a fantastic friend and colleague when Halldór Ólafsson (born 1937) passed away in Reykjavík, Iceland. I had the privilege of knowing Halldór for many years. Our
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
Our Danish friends, Marie and Jakob Kløve Keiding and their three children Simon, Rasmus, and Frida came to visit us in Gothenburg for a couple of days. We know Marie and Jakob from Iceland, where we all worked at the Institute of Earth Sciences, University
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