The largest sports event of 2010 is without any doubt the Soccer World Championship in South Africa. Events like these make the world grind to a stop when it's getting close to kickoff, as people are spellbound at the arena, at a pub or in the sofa. The audience stare...
This weekend Gothenburg was hit by a snow storm, creating a new snow record. The old record from 1967 was 53 cm. Today Gothenburg has had snow on the street for 67 days in a row, the longest period since 1985. It's cold as well, likely the coldest for fifteen...
After the cool zombie walk a few months ago it was time to hit the city once more with something wierd. I wrote a year ago about the "freeze" action in large cities. The Grand Central Station freeze is still the best one in my opinion, but there are other...
I was leaving my apartment this morning and walked north along the narrow streets. Suddenly I heard a voice somewhere shouting "Nooo! I'm innocent!" (though in juvenile Swedish). I then saw two soldiers in camouflage uniforms running across the intersection with assault rifles and heavy comm gear. Somewhat sleepy I...
After two years at sea, the large ship Ostindiefararen today reached its final destination, my home town Gothenburg. It had sailed to Guangzhou (Kanton) in China and back, visiting the ports of Recife, Cape Town, Jakarta, Shanghai and many more on its voyage. I just got back from the harbour,...
For half a decade, there has been a strange boat situated in the Gothenburg harbour. It is the chinese restaurant called Floating Sea Palace, cleverly disguised as a dragon ship. It has no engine and the dragon has seen better days, but it has been there for an eternity in...
The temperature of today is more like an early autumn day, but that doesn't stop people from decorating Gothenburg with all sorts of lights. As always, there is only one rule: More than last year. But it seems like the expensive tradition is catching up on people. I've read articles...
Unlike many other parts of the world, Sweden has a fairly good tradition of freshly brewed, strong coffee. In fact, there is not a single Starbucks vendor in the entire country! However, there is good coffee and there is great coffee. All worshippers of the black gold have their own...
Just returned from a play of Verdi's old masterpiece Rigoletto at the Gothenburg Opera. The set was placed in quite a modern timeframe, thus abandoning the centuries-old settings. This made the title character a bit awkward in his role as the "court jester" to the prince. The assassin was great,...
I had a dish called "butter fish" today at the local English pub called Notting Hill (Yes, it has a blue door, in case you were wondering). I kept wondering whether it was by any chance related to the infamous "butter chicken" served every friday at Bombay, only a couple...
Every now and then the newspapers use a totally non-news issue as cover story. This makes me both happy and sad at the same time. Happy, since it tells that nothing spectacularily evil happened today. As we all know, the only cover stories that sell are about horrible accidents, royal...
While following the current American presidential election and realizing the most probable outcome, it is only natural to ponder the doom of civilization. We are bound by the laws of etics and morale, not to mention the laws themselves, to be nice to each other and stay away from the...
Yesterday I visited a place where I've never been before. It rather felt like an early level in Half-Life. Care to guess the location? Looking for Freeman....
A sunny afternoon three years ago I sat in my office writing code in C++. I happened to catch a newsflash and instantly turned on the tv. Before my eyes was a realtime image I will never forget: a burning tower in the heart of my favourite city on Earth....
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