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The Red white Volvo Duett is such a classic Volvo icon. I received this model some time ago from the Atlas Collection. At the Upplandsrundan last week, a red white duett was there aswell. Great to see the similarities and differences between the original and the scale model. The early models from 1949 where called […]

Today was Swedish national day; so time to visit the Upplandsrundan 2012 which took place north of Åkersberga at Domaruddens friluftsgård near Drängsjön. Excellent organized by Upplands Fordonshistoriker. Some pictures from today: More information about the Upplandsrundan and Upplands Fordonshistoriker at www.upplandsfordonshistoriker.se More pictures in my gallery.

The visit of Hillary Clinton to Sweden yesterday week was a historic event. It was only the second time that a US Secretary of State visited Sweden. Last time that a US Foreign Affairs Minister visited SWeden was in 1976 when Henry Kissinger stayed for one day. Hillary Rodam Clinton and Swedish Foreign Minister Carl […]

Today we visited the Oscar Fredriksborg at Rindö, since it took part in the Hemliga Rum (Secret rooms) event, organized by SFV – Statens fastighetsverk. About 15 buildings and sites all around Sweden had opened their doors, sometimes for the first (and only) time. The former militairy site Oscars Freddriksborg at Rindö (in Vaxholm) had […]

The famous Stedelijk Museum (Museum of Modern Art) in Amsterdam is undergoing renovation and rebuilding since many years. After this summer, the museum will be re-opened. A complete renovation of the Stedelijk’s historic building, designed by A.W. Weissman and dating back to 1895, has converted virtually all of its program spaces into galleries, enabling the […]

Het Scheepvaartmuseum (The National Maritime Museum) is a museum located in Amsterdams. The museum is housed in a former naval storehouse, ‘s Lands Zeemagazijn or Admiraliteits Magazijn, designed by the Dutch architect Daniël Stalpaert and constructed in 1656. The museum moved to this building in 1973. The museum is dedicated to maritime history and contains […]

The new EYE Film Institute Netherlands was opened 6 weeks ago in Amsterdam. It includes a cinematography museum formerly called Filmmuseum, founded in 1952. Its predecessor was the Dutch Historic Film Archive, founded in 1946. The museum was situated in the Vondelparkpaviljoen since 1975, and in 2009, plans were announced for a new home for […]

Valborgsmässoafton / Walpurgis Night In Sweden, Walpurgis Night (Swedish: Valborgsmässoafton or simply Valborg) has more or less become a de facto half holiday. The forms of celebration in Sweden vary in different parts of the country and between different cities. One of the main traditions in Sweden is to light large bonfires, a custom that […]