Neil Hopcroft

To the south of Djurgården is the Baltic sea.

[Read aloud to Adelle, although my pronunciation of the Icelandic words and place names leaves rather a lot to be desired] The Raven’s Nest, an Icelandic Journey through Light and Darkness by Sarah Thomas This book follows the discovery of a new land by the writer, a land of wonder, of love, of darkness and […]

In the Gardens of Rosendals Slott on Djurgården there was a show of cars over 50 years old. Thankfully there were some newer classics there too, including plenty from the 60s.

The gardens of Rosendals Slott – “this is a corner of a larger field”.

Every year there is a “Tram Day” celebration on the Stockholm vintage tram – the tram cafe serves a tram cake.

We took another visit to Vaxholm via Bogesunds Slott.

Walpurgis Night is a big celebration in Sweden – with the celebrations being broadcast live from Skansen.

Upplands 855“inki-… [a]uk : iuker [:] þau : litu : raisa * stain : þina : a[t] * ais[t *] sun * sin : ernfastr * auk * þaiR * (b)ryþr * raist[u] * at * bru… …”“Inge-… och Jogard de läto resa denna sten efter Est, sin son. Ärnfast och bröderna reste (den) efter […]

[audiobook] Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit is a collection of essays and articles about the interactions between the sexes. The headline essay collected the thoughts into a coherent whole that turned into an understanding of what we now know as mansplaining, although the author did not use that portmanteau and does not […]

On the road to the Vik estate are a few rune stones.