Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
The stories of Astrid Lindgren are inspired by the Swedish landscape and often they are also located at Småland – you can find a lot of well known names from the stories on the map surrounding Vimmerby, Sweden. And for sure these Region as also been used to shoot the movies according to the books. Continue reading “Filmbyn Småland”
The Smålandet Markaryds älgsafari was the first highlight after arriving at Sweden. Here you can get pretty close to elk and watch them living in the forest. You can either choose to drive the 3 kilometers long road with your own car or let yourself be driven around in an open bus. Continue reading “Älgsafari”
We were arriving with the ferry to Trelleborg, Sweden at 7.30 am. Having breakfast on board was not an option for us as we were traveling with our child and typically need more time for breakfast than would be available. Therefore we were looking for breakfast somewhere near the ferry harbour. Continue reading “Björns konditori”
This year we went by ferry to Sweden – with the TT-Line from Travemünde, Germany to Trelleborg, Sweden. Because of potential traffic jams we wanted to go to Travemünde some hours in advance. But what to do if there is no traffic jam? And where to have breakfast on the way back? It didn’t seem to be a good idea to get up early on the ship and have a very fast breakfast there as we where traveling with out child. Continue reading “Waiting for the ferry”
I didn’t know what to expect when we decided to go to the restaurant “Zum Weserblick” at Hann. Münden, Germany. It is located quite remote at the outskirts of the already remote city quarter Gimte. And the name seemed to be unusual is I read that they are also serving specialties from Sri Lanka. Continue reading “Sri Lanka at the Weser”
I dislike to be at the office on my birthday. That is why we decided to go to the Serengeti-Park at Hodenhagen, Germany. If you grew up at Lower Saxony and your parents listened to the radio you know this place – because of its advertisement which is a catchy tune. Main feature is a safari through different zones of the world with the respective animals that you can do in your own car. Continue reading “Safari by car”
If you need a long walk through a park and under trees London, United Kingdom offers plenty of options. The green lung of the city is the Hyde Park in combination with the neighboring Kensington Gardens. Together they are even larger than the Principality of Monaco.
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One of the essential sights of a first time visit to London, United Kingdom is the home of the queen: the Buckingham Palace. It was built in the year 1703 for the Duke of Buckingham and continuously enhanced afterwards. Often foreign state guests are welcomed here.
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If you’re searching for traditional Japanese meals in London, United Kingdom you’ll have plenty of options. One of the best is serving good food since 1992: the Tōkyō Diner in the heart of Chinatown. On two levels you can get great sushi and nice katsu curry. Continue reading “Tōkyō Diner”
I was at London, United Kingdom during the football world championship and the next match was England vs. Colombia. A not so nice match that ended with a historical event: England won a penalty shoot-out for the first time ever. And of course I had to find a pub to watch the match. Continue reading “The Zeitgeist”