Now we are back home in Stockholm and after a very intense travelling period it is really nice. Now it will be work (and some nice things) at home. Happy Friday!
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At home in Stockholm
So we are home in the houseboat in Stockholm, after a period with a lot of travelling. In September we were on Karpathos in Greece and in October we had time for both Innsbruck and Georgia.
The trip to Georgia was marvellous, interesting and memorable, and we still have a lot to tell you about. So far, you can read about sulphur baths in Tbilisi, mountain area Kazbegi, the cave city Uplistsikhe and the health resort Bordzjomi. Now that we're home and have time to write, there will of course be more!
The motorhome for winter rest
Yesterday we put the motorhome to rest for the winter in an indoor garage. We usually use our motorhome for three seasons, and now it was time to park it for the winter.
As usual, we have to drive quite far as it is difficult to find garages at reasonable prices in the Stockholm area. We don't have any more cars (and it's only Peters who has a driving licence) so afterwards it was both bus and train from another county, to get back to the capital. We will see the FREEDOM motorhome again when spring comes!
Germany 1: Miltenberg has received the "European Destination of the Year 2024" award
At the "Elmia Husvagn Husbil 2024" fair, we awarded the prize for "Destination of the Year Europe 2024", which went to the fantastic city Miltenberg in Germany.
The award was presented on stage and we read a speech of thanks from the German Tourist Office. When we returned to Stockholm, we handed over the award (a glass statuette of a motorhome) to the tourist office, which forwarded it to the city. Now we have a picture of the Mayor of Miltenberg posing with the award. So much fun and so well deserved! Congratulations again to Miltenberg!
Germany 2: Event about Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
This week we have not only been to events about Taiwan, but also about the German Bundestag Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Detta förbundsland ligger längst upp i nordost, har kust mot Östersjön och dessutom 2 000 sjöar. Här ligger bland annat ön Rügen, en del av ön Usedom och fina städer såsom Schwerin, Rostock, Wismar, Stralsund och Greifswald.
We have travelled in this part of Germany ourselves, partly by motorhome and partly by catamaran (!), and we must say that the area offers many nice surprises. Among other things, the island is Usedom absolutely fantastic to visit!
Eventet lyfte bland annat upp den tyske konstnären Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840), som föddes i Greifswald och var en av romantikens mest berömda landskapsmålare. I år firar man konstnärens 250-årsjubileum och därför passade det att eventet hölls på Nationalmuseum, där det just nu visas en utställning med namnet ”Romatiken – ett sätt att se” (26 september 2024 – 5 januari 2025).
Best this week
The best thing this week is (actually!) being at home. We haven't got into the swing of things yet - we've been busy with events, meetings and errands - but maybe soon we can start to unwind a bit. Maybe we can even find time to watch a TV series? Wow, it's been a long time!
Your turn... what can you highlight as a positive from your week, big or small?
The week ahead
During the coming week we plan to hang out at home in Stockholm. We have some meetings and events planned - and we're going out to an island - but mostly we're going to be at home, working and getting our lives in order. Happy Friday!
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bmlarstravellingblog says:
Vi förstår faktiskt att ni kan tycka det är skönt att vara på hemmaplan ibland och hinna ikapp. Nu har vi haft en lugn vecka hemma, då Laikan har fått en rejäl städ/tvätt och igår kväll körde vi till vinterförvaringen i en riktig höstdimma.
Så kul event om varierande resmål ni varit på; norra Tyskland har verkligen mycket att bjuda på och nu i september var vi på fina Usedom för första, men kanske inte sista, gången, så fint.
de kommande veckorna är vår almanacka i princip full så hos oss blir det december och advent innan vi hinner blinka…
en fin helg önskar vi er!
08 November 2024 - 11:06
Helena says:
Kul att ni var på Usedom i september! Den ön känns lite halvt okänd i Sverige, om man jämför med Rügen … Men visst är det fint!! Önskar er en fin helg!!
08 November 2024 - 19:22