Category: travel

  • To all my piano-playing family and friends: Wouldn’t it be fun to tickle these ivories? This piano was created for the Stockholm Exhibition of 1930 as part of “an exclusive show apartment.” That exhibition promoted a design ethic that became known as functionalism. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_Exhibition_(1930) ) We saw it at the National Museum: The explainer included…

  • The last several days we’ve been getting the hang of public transportation in Stockholm, not just buses and trains , but ferries too. Here’s a view from the ferry of Djurgarden Island, its popular amusement park and its old sailing ships. And a quote that caught my attention recently, from American entrepreneur Naval Ravikant, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Ravikant…

  • This is what 70 looks like on me. I’m in Stockholm with my genius partner Craig, who asked me what I wanted for my birthday while we were at the Royal Palace. I requested a box of chocolates, which we found conveniently in the Royal Palace gift shop. This is typical me, slightly disheveled, sweets…