December 26, 2012

December 24, 2012

Christmas in the Bag

Merry ugly Christmas, everyone!
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Thanks to Claudia for the fabulous illuminated bag!

December 22, 2012

Gingerbread à la Cookie Chef Babo

1. Roll out cookie dough and use a cookie cutter of your choice

2. Bake it in the oven. Not in the pan.

3. Cover all flaws with icing. Voilà, ready to eat!

December 16, 2012

“Sturm und Drang” in Weimar

Grey Wedgehead, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich
Schiller (from left to right)
Getting christmassy on the market place





September 29, 2012

Ugly Sweden | A Walk through Stockholm Part 2

Meeting the stars (this time for real ... almost)

Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern (Royal Dramatic Theatre)

Nytorget (New Square) in Södermalm

Coffee break in the garden of Blå Porten (Blue Harbour), a café in Djurgården

Trying the drums in the kitchen of the Musik- och teatermuseet,
a museum for music an theatre.

September 28, 2012

Ugly Sweden | A Walk through Stockholm Part 1

Sergels torg (Sergel’s Square)

Kungliga slottet (Stockholm Palace)
Paradise (1966) by Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely,
sculptures outside Moderna Museet (Museum of Modern Art)

September 27, 2012

Ugly Sweden | Skansen

Skansen is the first open air museum and zoo in Sweden and is located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden.




September 26, 2012

Ugly Sweden | Gamla stan

The Old Town of Stockholm

Stortorget (The Great Square)



Tyska kyrkan (German Church)

Svenska Akademien (Swedish Academy)
It is here that the Academy meets and, amongst other business, announces the
names of Nobel Prize laureates. Ox applied for a Nobel Peace Prize, but that is
awarded in Oslo.






September 23, 2012

Ugly Sweden | Highlights of Gothenburg


Walks along the canals (trying not to fall into ...).

Meeting the stars (almost ...).

September 22, 2012

Ugly Sweden | Adventures in Gothenburg


Return of the Dinosaurs ...

... and escape into space ...

... at the Universeum!



September 21, 2012