Archive for the ‘Architecture’ Category

A December roadtrip took us to Skokloster, Carl Gustaf Wrangel’s baroque styled castle, built between 1654-1676 in Sweden’s Age of Greatness, on the shores of Lake Mälaren. Designed by architect Nicodemus Tessin the elder, who also designed Drottningholm Palace - a world heritage site.

We arrived to the castle in the dark afternoon and unfortunately I [...]

One of the most unusual cafe’s we have been to, is at our summer paradise island Gotland: Lauters Cafe, which is located in an old burnt down barn ruin. Yes, the barn burned down, but they were creative and fixed it rather cool anyway.

This is just a small part of the barn and the cafe [...]

Edinburgh is hot on London’s heels for the crown of the most popular UK city amongst tourists. In many ways, it offers a greater, more traditional experience than the English capital, which makes it no wonder that more than 13 million tourists visit the Scottish capital every year.
Hotels like the George hotel Edinburgh has to [...]