Tag: train
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The new subway cars are here! The new subway cars are here!
I may be a little late to this news, because as I mentioned a couple of posts back, there’s been NOWHERE to go and NOTHING to do, so I haven’t […]
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#65 Season Finale – From Russia With Ice Cream
Anna, from Russia, talks with us about Sweden’s taco problem, Stockholm vs. Gothenburg and about the only thing to look forward to this summer – ice cream.
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Second class riff-raff
I went to Malmö, in southern Sweden, by train last weekend. My husband had a work trip, so I decided to tag along. However, his work paid for a first […]
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Just because I SOUND like a caveman…
This past weekend, I took a shortcut past a brand new tram stop that had not yet opened. A very confused looking woman asked me in Swedish when the next […]
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Noisy neighbors
In Stockholm, there are laws about how close apartments can be built to a highway because of noise pollution. Buildings with apartments from before the law that are already too […]
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The nice train
Today I learned about “Snälltåget,” or “The Nice Train” in English. I think it’s been around for a while, but I only happened to notice it because of a coupon […]
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Nap time
I was reading an article in the paper earlier this week about activities on the subway. Five people were polled regarding what they like to do while riding the subway. […]
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Wednesday Morning Subway Ride -or- How Diseases Are Spread
A little re-cap of my Wednesday morning subway ride: 7:31- Trapped in crowded subway tube next to child coughing up a lung. Apparently a side effect from all that coughing […]
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Madness
In case you don’t live in Stockholm and were wondering what it was like earlier this week to fight off half a million people for buses when they shut down […]