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Amazing SADE concert in Stockholm!

Foto: Björn Bergenheim

Below some photos taken by my magic plastic Olympus Pen:

Recommended exhibition at The National Museum of Science and Technology (Tekniska museet) in Stockholm about NASA.
From early rocket prototypes to actual Lunar Module vehicles, from interactive exhibits to live linking with the ISS space station, NASA – The Human Adventure brings face-to-face with the people, technology and engineering that took us to space.

After closing on 6 November 2011, the exhibition will continue on a tour of Europe and the United States. The National Museum of Science and Technology (Tekniska museet) in Stockholm will probably be the only venue in Scandinavia.

A Human Adventure was produced by John Nurminen Prima in co-operation with NASA, Discovery Channel, The State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics in Moscow, the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, and White Room Artifacts.

See the exhibition taking shape

Photo: Ana POPENCO

Wannabe Godfathers:

Gipsykings:)

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WannabeDaddy de Cosa Nostra

©Sparky

Smile pussycat

©Sparky

Full album HERE.

I have never mentioned about one of the most common Swedish words, which drive the entire economy in Sweden :). The magic word is “Fika” and doesn’t have any correlation to the Russian diplomatic gesture “Фига“.

Fika is both a Swedish verb and noun that roughly means “to drink coffee,” usually accompanied by something sweet. It means having a break, most often a coffee break, with one’s colleagues, friends, date, or family. The word has quite ambiguous connotations and can mean anything from taking a break from work or other activities, to going on a date. This practice of taking a break is especially valid for Volvo and SAAB and therefore the Dutch and Chinese Chaps decided to put some pressure and unplugged the coffee machines some time ago ;).

Talking about the Fika…A really nice place to take a Fika is Sturekatten , which is a hidden oasis in Stockholm: a true old-fashioned café and bake shop housed in a two-story Östermalm apartment building. The décor dates from the turn of the previous century, and the wait staff are clothed in the professional uniform of the time. Classic bake shop goods and a stress-free environment for the customer who wants to chat in peace and quiet or dive into a good book or magazine.

A lussekatt (in English saffron bun), is a rich yeast dough bun that is flavoured with saffron and cinnamon or nutmeg and contains currants. The buns are baked into many traditional shapes, of which the simplest is a reversed S-shape. They are traditionally eaten during Advent, and especially on Saint Lucy’s Day, December 13th.

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Wanna become a Swedo or a Stockholm Stekare like these squirrels ?

Easy question, easy answer. Get a GANT pink T-shirt :).

A snapshot with wannabe Swedos and Stekares standing in queue for half a day before the GANT factory sales start:

I don’t know what this CANT brand is all about, but wannabe Swedos & Stekares are definitely crazy about shopping, discounts, standing in the queue for long hours under -12 degrees centigrade in order to get any single crap with CANT logo. Yes, it is all about the logo and not about the country of provenience, quality or other good stuff you may find at the high quality brands like Ionel ©. I saw the Made in Sweden statement only on the IKEA shopping bags, which were used by the wannabe Stekare to buy as much CANT rubbish as possible.

Skogskyrkogården (translated as The Woodland Cemetery) is a cemetery located in Stockholm.
Skogskyrkogården came about following an international competition in 1915 for the design of a new cemetery in Stockholm. The design of the young architects Gunnar Asplund and Sigurd Lewerentz was selected. Work began in 1917 on land that had been old gravel quarries that were overgrown with pine trees and was completed three years later. The architects’ use of the natural landscape created an extraordinary environment of tranquil beauty that had a profound influence on cemetery design throughout the world.

In 1994, Skogskyrkogården was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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first HDR try

Gärdesloppet – is an important Stockholm event, where a large group of vintage cars dating back almost 100 years compete for a short race through the city and starting at the Prins Bertil Memorial.

1954 Ockelbo car, based on Volvo P1900 parts.

Aston Martin DB2-4 Mark

Mercedes SL

De Tomaso Panthera GR4

Mercedes 600 Pullman

More pictures are available here.

via Chonsa

This post is dedicated to the Facebook groups Every time I go to IKEA I steal the little wooden pencils! and Vrem IKEA la Durlesti

The article is written after my first purchase at IKEA Stockholm, Kugens Kurva (biggest IKEA store in the world, kind of…they haven’t seen yet the Stejaurul factory outlet in Chişinău ).

IKEA is seen by many as the happiest place on Earth. I have even applied for a happy job in Älmhult (living room of Mr. Ingvar Kamprad). After being recruited as a supply planner and seeing my happy salary I have decided to leave immediately – I guess I am not mature enough to understand that happiness is not only about salary

IKEA is said to have been derived from I-Kill-Y(e)A due to the furniture’s ability to cause heart arrest in people who like popcorn. IKEA makes and sell flat-pack furniture but due to restrictions in the law in many nations are unable to deliver. Many people get around this by driving Volvo station wagons to IKEA and filling them to the brim with gaudy plastic tat made by Lars Larsson and Per Persson and as well Fredrick Fredricksson.

Three geeks getting excited over an IKEA catalog

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Från: Ion Ciorici [mailto:ion@minister.com]
Skickat: den 14 juni 2009 10:49
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Hello,

Thank you in advance for your kind answer,
Ion Ciorici.

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The Volvo Ocean Race is a yacht race around the world, held every three years. It is named after its current owner, Volvo.

Though the route is changed to accommodate various ports of call, the race typically departs Europe in September or October, and in recent years has had either 9 or 10 legs, with in-port races at many of the stopover cities. The current race started in Alicante, Spain, on October 11, 2008. The route for the 2008-2009 race has been altered from previous years to include stopovers in the Middle East and Asia for the first time. Below are the pictures from Stockholm stopover:

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I assume approx. 10 million people everyday in Sweden are considering the idea how to avoid and if possible to escape not paying incredible high taxes in order to survive from the salary – which basically after the tax deduction looks like a student scholarship .

Why not joining the ARMY*? Army is cool and is like a big parade ! If you join the army and become a Scout Trooper, you get paid, you get a cool gun and of course you don’t pay tax!

You get free training, free food, free accommodation, and a free funeral (how encouraging) for the entire period of your service, and a military pension afterwards (if you don’t die).

You can then spend the rest of your life with two cats and talking about the huge sacrifice you made to your country. You also get to tell civilians that you know more than they possibly can about the complexities of defence policy. You can also make fun of the Navy because they are a bunch of pansies who have it so much easier than you, (because the Navy is for pansies)

So how about to become a Scout Trooper :

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There are many things to do in the evening in Stockholm, something like this:

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Viking descendants… it’s a long way but you can still see it

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When you want to rent an apartment even in Botswana you just simple go to the owner of the apartment, sign some papers, give some cash and freely you can move in right the next day.
In Sweden ….oh oh…crazy…it is like you marry the apartment .

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When talking about Sweden all the time somehow comes to my mind IKEA, Volvo, Saab, ABBA, blond girls, nature and why not modesty. It looks that after visiting some of the royal residences the word modesty is not the most appropriate for this selected Swedish family.

Below you’ll find some pictures with the castles/palaces owned by the Swedish royal family and believe me you won’t find inside any IKEA decoration .

Drottningholm Palace

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I guess the title says all .

Time is passing by so fast that we don’t even realize how fast the seasons are changing, I still have the feeling that the university started yesterday:

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When living abroad for a longer time it is impossible not to notice many strange things, which are sometimes really difficult to be described.

Now on the queue is Storkolm or Stockholm, which is probably the biggest city in Sweden, but nobody really knows. Over the years, it has garnered a reputation for its edibility, and the most famous kebab district.

Quite strange was how Swedish people celebrated their National day on 6th of June. Of course this holiday was celebrated only by Central part of Sweden, since those from North part consider themselves as part Antarctica and those from South consider themselves as part of Greenland. The first thing you notice during a national holiday in Sweden is the Americanized style of celebrating and the immense amount of flags with the similar colours of the Ukrainian flag.

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