Yes, I’ve been dancing waltz in the ballroom of the Norwegian royal palace! There was no glass shoes involved, we had to wear plastic slippers to protect the floor, but still!
Dance, dance, ha de Gött!
Thunder clouds building up over the deep forest at Flötemarken and the river Kynne Älv in Bohuslän Sweden.
Keep dry, ha de Gött!
Seems this is my post number 1000 here and I’ve been wondering what it should be about. 1000 blog posts, it must be about blogging.
I set out into the WordPress cyber space five years ago to practise writing for the book that’s lingering in my head. It was also a way to channel the pressure from dealing with my son’s struggle with mental illness. Then there was also the pandemic that didn’t help much. Sitting by sons bed clicking the keyboard helped him settle down and to go to sleep. After daily attempts during that summer in 2020 he finally found his everlasting peace in August.
I was devastated and nearly broke down, forced to choose whether to stay or leave. Blogging became a therapy, and I even did some poetry. I also took up photography a bit more seriously to get out into the nature. Walking in the forest and hugging a tree is so much better than all psychotropic drugs. Photography became a bigger part of my blog.
In the WordPress blogosphere there is a community and a connection and, even if some open up and share strong feelings I’ve never seen any mean comments. Some bloggers that I interacted with I consider friends, even if we’ve never met in real life. There are posts and comments that made significant a difference in my life, none mentioned none forgotten. Thank you!
Who knows I might be around for a 1000 more.
With a little help from my friends, ha de Gött!
When we got on the plane in Göteborg, Sweden it was +15°C and, arriving the Catalan capital welcomed us with +33°C! The high temperature stayed all four days in this beautiful city. Luckily, it was a happy surprise that I could get cold gluten free beer in most restaurants. Nice but to save my pictures from being blurry I drank mostly water.
It’s a huge city but the public transport system is well developed so with a 72h travel pass it was easy to get around. We did all the musts, Sagrada Familia, Parc Guell and a Flamenco show. We walked in the shade of the maple trees, the La Rambla street. A near death experience, for a man with vertigo, as my wife tricked me in to a cable car ride.
I had only one must see, The church Santa Maria del Mar. The construction of the church plays a central role in one of the best book I’ve read, La Catedral del Mar, Cathedral of the Sea, by Ildefonso Falcones. It was translated in to Swedish so I pretty sure it’s available in English. There is also a well played TV series available on Netflix.
Stay cool when the heat is on, ha de Gött!
Vintage trams ready to take people to the largest amusement park in northern Europe, Liseberg. Göteborg Sweden.
Hat off for all tram drivers around the world, ha de Gött!
Same place as in my last post but different light, ha de Gött!
The Art museum and Hasselblad Centre with the statue of Poseidon, Göteborg Sweden.
Art is life, ha de Gött!
It sometimes feel like life is passing by.
On the other end of the tunnel.
Where there is always a brighter side.
You must pass thru the shadows.
Reach the end before the gate closes.
Dare to take a leap of faith.
Or forever be stuck in the darkness of,
what if!
Svensk version
Passerar förbi
Ibland känns det som att livet rusar förbi
På andra sidan tunneln.
Där det alltid finns en ljusare sida.
Du måste passera genom skuggorna.
För att nå änden innan grinden stängs.
Våga ta ett kliv i förtröstan.
Eller förbli fast i mörkret av,
tänk om!
Choose carefully, ha de Gött!
The Århus court house in the shadow of the Aros Art Museum in Denmark.
Art must always shadow Justice, ha de Gött!
Sit back and listen to the beach music, ha de Gött!
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