Best sign ever!
domingo, 17 de febrero de 2008
Ystad
Ayer fuimos a Ystad un pueblo bonito a 50kms al sur de Lund en la costa opuesta a Polonia. Tiene muchas casas antiguas como las que véis en las fotos. El tiempo era muy bueno, un poco frio, pero muy bueno. Asi que fuimos a ver el "Stonehenge" de Suecia a 10kms de Ystad en la costa. Las piedras son enormes y están puestas con la forma de un barco y tiene una orientación oeste-este. Como las piedras de Stonehenge las de Ales Stennar no proceden del area en el que están.
Yesterday we went to Ystad a town about 50kms to the south of Lund situated on the coast of Sweden which is opposite to Poland. It is quite a nice wee town that has many old style buildings that you can see in the photos. Since the weather was so good we decided to visit the standing stones at Ales Stennar which is the Stonehenge of Sweden, or so they say. The stones sit in top of cliffs overlooking the sea and are formed in the shape of a ship. Just like Stonehenge non of the stones comes from the local area.
Yesterday we went to Ystad a town about 50kms to the south of Lund situated on the coast of Sweden which is opposite to Poland. It is quite a nice wee town that has many old style buildings that you can see in the photos. Since the weather was so good we decided to visit the standing stones at Ales Stennar which is the Stonehenge of Sweden, or so they say. The stones sit in top of cliffs overlooking the sea and are formed in the shape of a ship. Just like Stonehenge non of the stones comes from the local area.
Nuevo coche/New Car
Ya tenemos un nuevo coche y seguramente no os extrañe que sea un Volvo - que es el coche de elección para los suecos. Aquí tenéis Lucia detras del volante orgullosa de haber conducido por primera vez en Suecia. Es muy grande pero aquí toda la gente tiene coches muy grandes y la mayoría son coches familiares. Tiene casi 10 años pero confiamos que nos sirva al menos 5 años más.
Here is a picture of Lucia proudly driving our new car. It looks quite fancy but in fact it is quite old, nearly 10 years, but it goes ok. The young people in Sweden say you have to avoid the 3 V's to avoid entering middle ages; "Villa" which is a house, aVolvo car, and "Vovve" which is a doggy. We now have 1 of the 3 so we are well on the road. Don't think Tosca will appreciate the dog though.
martes, 29 de enero de 2008
La noche de Burns en Suecia/Burn´s Night in Sweden
Para los que no sean escoceses, la noche de Burns celebra nuestro poeta más famoso (y algunos dirían nuestro único poeta famoso). Comemos las esquisitas delicias de escocia - haggis, nabos y patatas - recitamos poemas y también bebemos whisky. El viernes pasado fuimos al piso de un amigo escocés del trabajo para celebrarlo.
Last Friday we had a bit of a Burn´s night with a few friends from work. Luckily I work beside someone from scotland who had bought a couple of haggis and invited us around. You can see a bemused swede in the background of the photos.

Last Friday we had a bit of a Burn´s night with a few friends from work. Luckily I work beside someone from scotland who had bought a couple of haggis and invited us around. You can see a bemused swede in the background of the photos.
domingo, 20 de enero de 2008
Calimocho al estilo sueco
Hicimos un experimento con el legendaria bebida sueca que se llama Julmust. Julmust es una bebida(refresco) que la gente aquí bebe durante navidades y tiene un sabor como coca-cola pero más dulce. Porque echamos de menos los aspectos más finos de la cultura española decidimos hacer un tipo de calimocho con el. Aquí veis el proceso de producción.
On Friday we did at bit of an experiment with a drink they have here called Julmust which is drunk during xmas and outsells even coca-cola - making it a bit like the irn-bru of Sweden. In Spain it is common to mix cheap red wine and coke to make calimocho so we decided to do the same with the Julmust. Here you can see the process and the end result.



On Friday we did at bit of an experiment with a drink they have here called Julmust which is drunk during xmas and outsells even coca-cola - making it a bit like the irn-bru of Sweden. In Spain it is common to mix cheap red wine and coke to make calimocho so we decided to do the same with the Julmust. Here you can see the process and the end result.
Como escribir en sueco/ How to write in Swedish
Aquí hay un ejemplo de escritura runica que encontramos en Lund el otro día. Parece algo de "El señor de los anillos". Afortunadamente el sueco moderno es un poco más fácil de entender y no hace falta escribir en tablas de piedra.
Here is an example of some runic writings we found in Lund the other day. This one says "McDonalds only 200 metres away".
Here is an example of some runic writings we found in Lund the other day. This one says "McDonalds only 200 metres away".
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