Category Archives: Family life

Windhoek Saturday

This Saturday started like most. We went to the Bio-Markt at Stefanskirche. We met friends and we did some shopping… …and our guests from Norway discussed Namibian meat products. Perhaps do some imports? From Bio-Markt we continued to Windhoek Show. … Continue reading

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Holiday in Sweden – 6. Two weeks in Sweden

I am looking back to our two weeks visiting Sweden in August. It was a long trip and after landing we experienced the vast differences. From a dry winter-Namibia where we live 1600 m above sea level to the very … Continue reading

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Progressive dinner

The International Women’s Association of Namibia (IWAN) is yearly arranging a “progressive dinner” where a bus is taking some 30 people to  first “appetizers”, then “dinner” and finally “dessert”. This year we volunteered to do “appetizers”. Recently back from a … Continue reading

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Ongoma – The Natives are Restless

Inspired from my  visit to “World Music Day” I could of course not resist the invitation from Irmi to join the Ongoma drumming circle yesterday. It started out easy with some chanting and soft drumming… …but soon the drumming got … Continue reading

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Holiday in Sweden – 5. Back to F5

I heard the great news. My favorite airport was alive again. The military flying school had returned to its roots. So I took one day to visit… It was great to be back. It was great to find old familiar faces. And … Continue reading

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Holiday in Sweden – 4. F10 Museum

I visited our local museum. Childhood memories. The “flying barrel” flew over me when I was a kid. The “Agusta Bell” is a real classic. I was working in the tower when it made it’s last flights over Ängelholm. If … Continue reading

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Holiday in Sweden – 3. Visiting the ATCC

Today I drove that wellknown road to my old workplace. I visited my “old” manager Andreas in his new office… …before visiting the ops room and “my” sector. Peter was working the latest version of the Eurocat, the “COOPANS” and … Continue reading

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Holiday in Sweden – 2. Family

I took my daughters to Lund, the city where my sons live. Nice to see all four together! Outdoor lunch in Lund. Temperature 30! Back again for a quick visit downtown Ängelholm. Been a while since I saw my brother … Continue reading

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Holiday in Sweden – 1. South to North

Two weeks school holiday is a chance to see Sweden. For the girls the first time in a year. From Windhoek to Jo-burg with BritishAirways / ComAir… …just to say Hello to Nelson Mandela before we took Springbok (SouthAfricanAirways) to… … Continue reading

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A song for Namibia

Less than two weeks ago we had a visit from Sweden. Good friends, Åsa and Vilhelm with sons Adam and David spent two weeks in Namibia. They managed well – saw Etosha with all its animals, the coast with the … Continue reading

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