Castles in the air - Photo of the day

31 August 2008 - Stockholm, Sweden

Another image from Skansen, the open air museum on Djurgarden. A Sami house from the northern part of Sweden (or maybe it was Finland or Norway at the time, all those countries shifted borders quite a bit over the years).

Gasoline alley bred - Photo of the day

31 August 2008 - Stockholm, Sweden

Got a little addicted to open air museums in Scandinavia. Some old main street of a town moved there now in Skansen, the open air museum on Djurgarden.

Mirror, mirror, mirror star - Photo of the day

31 August 2008 - Stockholm, Sweden

Pretty tiles in the Anglyplan subway station.

Little fluffy clouds - Photo of the day

30 August 2008 - Stockholm, Sweden

Walking towards Sodermalm, some nice clouds that day.

Cinder alley - Photo of the day

30 August 2008 - Stockholm, Sweden

Walking through the narrow alleys of the old town, Gamla Stan.

Hot doggin' - Photo of the day

30 August 2008 - Stockholm, Sweden

More food pictures. We saw people eating these and it seemed so cool, hot dogs and mashed potatoes wrapped in a tortilla shell with fried onions on top. Tasted much better than it looks.

Rainy day mushroom pillow - Photo of the day

29 August 2008 - Stockholm, Sweden

Mushrooms, lingon berries, lots of other nice things to eat. The mushrooms made a fantastic dinner that evening.

All lost in the supermarket - Photo of the day

28 August 2008 - Karlsted, Sweden

Swedish design, looks so stylish, making the grocery stores a fun and colorful place. Bags of flour or oats or something.

These boots are made for walking - Photo of the day

28 August 2008 - Karlsted, Sweden

Following in the series of pedestrian walk signs around the world. No hat like in Norway and a slightly different posture. Also, an example of customized versions of these signs I saw all over Stockholm.

Under the boardwalk, down by the sea - Photo of the day

27 August 2008 - Karlsted, Sweden

Walking out to Lake Vanern at the southern tip of Hammaron after a nice ride using the free bikes given out by Karlsted.

Bridge Head (pt. 9) - Photo of the day

26 August 2008 - Karlsted, Sweden

First evening in Sweden. The longest stone bridge in the world, or something like that. The architect killed himself thinking he had built a rubbish bridge, but apparently it has stood the test of time.

On we sweep with threshing oar - Photo of the day

25 August 2008 - Oslo, Norway, in the Viking ship museum.

So I'm riding with the new church - Photo of the day

24 August 2008 - Oslo, Norway, at the open air museum. One of the old churches that have been moved to the museum.

Cursed realms of the winter demons - Photo of the day

20 August 2008 - Finse, Norway. On the train passing through on the way to Oslo. Apparently, the ice planet of Hoth is just nearby.

Looking from a hilltop - Photo of the day

22 August 2008 - Wild camping near Myrdal, Norway. Took the most famous train in the universe up here, the Flamsbana, and camped up on top of a hill, in sight of the Myrdal station where we will catch a train the next day to take us to Oslo.

I'd like to be, under the sea

21 August 2008 - Osterbo, Norway - A hike down from Osterbo. Looks a lot like undersea coral but is actually different colors of moss and lichen.

Action painting

21 August 2008 - Bjonnstigvarden, Norway - A hike down from Osterbo. Apparently this is the basis for a famous painting (1819) in the Oslo National Gallery by Johannes Flintoe. It was very steep hike down just after this, onto the Devil's Staircase.

The tin roof

20 August 2008 - Aurlandsvangen, Norway - The organic farm with its grass roof, although earthen roofs were fairly common around Norway.

Walk, don't run

20 August 2008 - Aurlandsvangen, Norway - The beginning of my obsession over different designs for pedestrian signs around the world. Norway features someone with a jaunty fedora and nice fluid walking pace. (More of these later on, like the one with the bowler in Vietnam.)

I'm on top of the world

19 August 2008 - Bakka, Norway - High up, looking over the Naeroyfjorden.

So he showed me to the golden gate

19 August 2008 - Bakka, Norway - Bakka church, wall of pastors.

Sitting on the dock of the bay

18 August 2008 - In the town of Otternes, looking over the Aurlandsfjorden.

Another Song for a Blue Guitar

Another Meme: IPod Edition
1. Put your music player on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
4. Tag 10, no.... 6... ahhh... a random number of random friends who may enjoy doing the same as well.

IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OK" YOU SAY:
PIL - first issue - a3 Annalisa

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Die Kreuzen-October File-19-On The Street

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Fall-Peel Sessions-092480-03-New Face

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Fall-I'm Into CB

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Sonic Youth-Murray Street-05-Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Easybeats-Easy-18.Friday On My Mind

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Elvis Costello-Rarities-13-Pills And Soap (Extended)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Iggy & the Stooges-Raw Power-02-Raw Power

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Minor Threat-Complete-12 Out Of Step

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
XTC-Urgh! A Music War-05-Respectable Street

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Jesus and Mary Chain-Psychocandy-07-Taste Of Cindy

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
ZBC Singles Hits-10.U2-A Celebration

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Michael Nesmith-Complete-202-Propinquity

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Echo & The Bunnymen-Porcupine-07-Ripeness

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Anti Nowhere League-We Are The League-01-We're the league

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Robyn Hitchcock-Kershaw Sessions-16-Madonna of the Wasps

WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
Sex Pistols-Great R&R Swindle-21-Friggin in the Riggin

HOW WILL YOU DIE?
Big Star-#1 Record_Radio City-01-Feel

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
Liz Phair-Whip-smart-01 Chopsticks

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
Soundgarden-A-Sides-14-Burden In My Hand

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
Pop-o-pies-White EP-01-Truckin'

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
Fall-This Nation's Saving Grace-08.Couldn't Get Ahead

DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
Music Machine-Ignition-15-Worry (Instrumental)

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Buzzcocks-Different Kind Of Tension-07-I Don't Know What To Do with myself

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
Gang of Four-100 Flowers Bloom-214-I Fled

IF YOU COULD DO ANYTHING WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Nick Cave & Barry Adamson - Sweetest Embrace

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR SEX?
Buzzcocks-Operators Manual-06-Get On Our Own

WHAT YOU WANT OUT OF LIFE?
Pere Ubu-Datapanik-Box Set-A01-30 Seconds Over Tokyo

WHAT DO YOU LIKE THE MOST?
Minutemen-Post Mersh-303-Definitions

WHATS THE LAST THING YOU DID THAT YOU REGRET?
Who-My Generation

HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR SEX?
They Might Be Giants-Flood-06-Your Racist Friend

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR PERFECT DAY?
Butthole Surfers-Locust Abortion Technician-01-Sweat Loaf.mp3.

YOUR WORST DAY?
Bonzo Dog Band-German 45-01-Mr. Apollo [German Version]

IF YOU COULD SAY ONE THING TO THE PERSON WHO GOT YOU TO DO THIS NOTE WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Big Black-Rich Man's Eight Track-08-Bazooka Joe

ARE YOU A FREAK?
Gang of Four-100 Flowers Bloom-204-Ether

WHAT IS YOUR WEAKNESS?
Wire-154-12-Indirect Enquiries

WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO THE LAST PERSON YOU SAW TODAY?
Shelley Fabares-Best Of-05-Welcome Home

WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS WEEKEND?
Alan Vega-Video Babe

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
Kinks-1-05-tired of waiting for you

Come on and join our convoy, ain't nothin gonna get in our way

21 January 2009 - A sighting of a road train, something that strikes fear into both cyclists and motorists, enormous trucks roaming Australian highways. This is a baby one, they can be up to 36 or 50 meters long.

The boatman's call

17 August 2008 - Kayaking down the Aurlandsfjord just north of Flåm, Norway.

Good morning, good morning, good morning world

16 August 2008 - Morning at our camp site in Flåm, Norway.

Tear the roof off the sucker (give up the funk).

16 August 2008 - Hiking near Flåm, Norway, a nuthatch perched on a roof. Taken through binoculars. Later in the trip, I'll have a better camera with more zoom, so stay tuned for better bird pictures.

Oh, I want you, like a kangaroo

1 February 2009 - Yep, you know you are in Australia now, kangaroos hopping around fields.