Monthly Archives: May 2009

The Work For You – MP’s expenses

For those of you interested in getting some figures regarding MP’s expenses – try They Work For You. They also have details on MP’s saleries and other useful information.

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Stockholm, the city museum and a desire to return

There wasn’t much time before we caught the train back to Gothenburg but we did manage to pay a quick visit to the Stadmuseum, which is free and well worth a visit. Like all the museums we saw there is … Continue reading

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Rosendals Trädgård, Moderna Museet and Arkitekur Museet in one day

K and I hopped on the ferry to get to Djurgården today and walked up past the theme park Gröna Lund Tivoli which was heaving with massive queues outside. We walked up to Rosendals Trädgård and wandered around the gardens, … Continue reading

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Another day in Stockholm

Yesterday we spent the morning walking along the waters edge on Södermalm and through old wooden houses and cute gardens. You can get great views of the Stockholm skyline from there. We found our way down to Tantolunden – a … Continue reading

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Arrival in Stockholm

K and I got an early train to Stockholm this morning so we were here in the city by 9am. We walked through Gamla Stan (Old Town) to the island of Södermalm where our hotel is. Scandic hotels rock – … Continue reading

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Now or Never – latest edition

It’s a typical April day stuffed full of sunshine and showers that seems to have wandered into the wrong month. I’ve managed to squeeze in a whole lot of spring cleaning, washing and general tidying up as well as a … Continue reading

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