Monthly Archives: March 2008

On Saturday, I went for a little walk around Östermalms Saluhall which is like a food court for very fine food from around the world. I got to one stall where they were selling wild caught Scottish lobster. The price … Continue reading →

I’ve just heard that there is to be a ban on alcohol being sold to under 21’s in Scotland’s capital city, Armadale. (It’s also my home town :)) The organisers stressed that Armadale “had not been chosen because its alcohol-related … Continue reading →

Tonight Sweden play Brazil in a football friendly in London. Interestingly, the two sides have a 50 year anniversary this year because they also played each other in the 1958 world cup final. In 1958, Sweden hosted the world cup … Continue reading →

Had a really good weekend for Easter. It started off with us leaving on Friday night on the ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki with friends David and Kristine. It was a bit chilly on the top deck, but inside it … Continue reading →

Happy Easter! As you can see from the picture above, the weather has turned a bit snowy here in Stockholm. We’ll be in Helsinki in Finland over the weekend for a friend of mines wedding so theres a good chance … Continue reading →

Been thinking a bit about the CIS cup final on Sunday. It could be said that Dundee United were the quintessential Scottish team i.e they bravely stood up to a much bigger enemy and gave their all, just to snatch … Continue reading →

While the eyes of the world were firmly fixed on Hampden this weekend for Dundee Utd’s participation in the CIS cup final, the attention in Sweden was on another event. Saturday saw the climax of this years Melodifestivalen which is … Continue reading →

Just watched United lose the CIS cup final to Rangers. Absolutely gutted. I was watching it on a really bad connection that was probably being broad-casted from the dark side of the moon. Unfortunately it was the dark side that … Continue reading →

Today is international Pi day (3/14 in the American way of writing dates). I’ve always been fascinated with Pi. It’s not only the tastiest sounding mathematical constant, it also always pops up when you least expect it. Everyone learns in … Continue reading →

Saturday was super-duper weather so we took the chance to get out of the house and take a long walk from the city and through the national park Djurgården. It’s unbelievable weather for Stockholm in March and the crocuses were … Continue reading →