Solsta Hotell Karlstad
Drottninggatan 13 Karlstad, Värmland, Swedish Lakeland, Sweden
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ALTERNATIV JUL
Ønsker du en alternativ julefeiring sammen med nye og gamle venner? Å oppleve aktiviteter, dans, workshops og varmende fellelskap i en blanding av gamle og nye tradisjoner ? I år er jeg programansvarlig for en Julefestival i Sverige, og den har jeg lyst å fortelle deg om her. ...
A necessary few days in one place
After leaving wet Oslo we reached sunny Karlstad in the sun and found out hotel after seeing it from the highway.
Tonight ( 7th June) met a charming Swedish drunk in Bishops Arms Pub ( English) in an establishment historical Swedish Hotel in Karlstad who had been in HK for HK Telecom ( pre PCCW) and others during 1996-1998 but who now at over 40 is a 'has been' according to Swedish corporate establishment. Charming, silver-spooned and yet conservative ...
The continuing adventures in Sweden
... she enjoyed very much. We went on a short tour around their town and visited the local church - again an awesome structure (even larger than the cathedral in Turku - the churches just keep getting larger). We were lucky to be there when an organist was practicing for a concert that evening.
Today, we will be touring an Aircraft museum, before we head off to Stockholm, for more exploring of new sites. ...
Awesome hidden village in Turku
We spent Sunday visiting the Turku castle - had a guided tour which was very interesting. After the guided tour part we checked out the rest of the castle rooms we were allowed in as well as the museum attached - 39 or so rooms - after approx.25 we were looking for the way out - interesting stuff but you can only see so much old stuff. We then went to a restaurant called the Viking Restaurant ...
Sweden in a nut shell
... really warm out there. We would get all bundled up with several layers of clothing, but after only 10-15 minutes we'd be on our way back because we were freezing. So we have been inside for most of the time here, getting ready for our big trip.
Before christmas it is tradition for most swedish families to go to restaurants for a christmas buffe. We ate way too much and could barely walk after that.
Christmas was great. Drove over to ...



