tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post3878570737834963127..comments2024-03-19T00:53:30.596+01:00Comments on Beyond the Lone Islands: T for TrollhättanDawnTreaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-3236646021713826622012-06-02T12:14:53.639+02:002012-06-02T12:14:53.639+02:00Thanks for sharing a part of your childhood. Many ...Thanks for sharing a part of your childhood. Many years ago I had a penpal from Gothenburg. <br />Here's my post <a href="http://suzysomedaysomewhere.blogspot.co.nz/2012/05/abc-wednesday-round-10-t-is-for.html" rel="nofollow">T is for</a>Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05337531041006701719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-52254013495884487822012-05-31T18:27:29.954+02:002012-05-31T18:27:29.954+02:00What a pretty town. Love the waterfall in the firs...What a pretty town. Love the waterfall in the first shot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-45977097172074624292012-05-30T18:08:09.551+02:002012-05-30T18:08:09.551+02:00Ha, his connection to Napoleon had actually slippe...Ha, his connection to Napoleon had actually slipped my mind. He turned around after he became king I think (and became anti-Napoleon). We still have the Bernadotte family on the throne and the succession seems recently to have been secured by the birth of a daughter to our crown princess and her husband. Pricess Estelle was just recently baptized.DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-17358807133760505872012-05-30T17:54:17.915+02:002012-05-30T17:54:17.915+02:00And I wasn't even going to bring that up at le...And I wasn't even going to bring that up at least until we get round to the letter G! ;)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-76403616550158803312012-05-30T16:11:53.857+02:002012-05-30T16:11:53.857+02:00Thanks for this blog on Sweden and I hope you do m...Thanks for this blog on Sweden and I hope you do more, it's a country I know little about. I can remember doing a report on Sweden in 7th grade, but the only thing I remember is that one of Napoleon's generals (Bernadotte, I think, became King).Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-8512972760884348272012-05-30T15:08:30.513+02:002012-05-30T15:08:30.513+02:00i would like to see the waterfall festival and the...i would like to see the waterfall festival and the night with lights would be beautiful. great idea to use the letters to let us visit Sweden.MadSnapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163140037276496519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-71674597922377200582012-05-30T09:09:37.871+02:002012-05-30T09:09:37.871+02:00I have just re-visited the post because I forgot t...I have just re-visited the post because I forgot to say that in New Zealand the idea of running the water a few times a day for tourists is done in some places to great effect.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-71225555935194072612012-05-30T08:42:33.732+02:002012-05-30T08:42:33.732+02:00I agree with GB that this is a post needing some t...I agree with GB that this is a post needing some time to fully appreciate. The fact that the locks in use now are 96 years old is fascinating to me, especially after visiting Ottawa, Canada in February and exploring a few of the locks there. Scheduled times for the waterfall to be freed is a new concept to me. Also enjoyed learning a little of your personal history. Trollyhood? Hm... :)Black Jack's Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18436115876996209227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-65331431343978902142012-05-30T07:50:49.086+02:002012-05-30T07:50:49.086+02:00If I carry on spending that much time on every pos...If I carry on spending that much time on every post IO read today I'll do nothing else! I, like Ginny, decided that it must be fog in the first photo until I went back and looked at it again in greater detail. <br /><br />What really absorbed my time, though, was the pronunciation of Göteborg and the website you mentioned.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-23918808435681676612012-05-30T07:23:52.480+02:002012-05-30T07:23:52.480+02:00Beautiful waterfalls!Beautiful waterfalls!lotusleafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725791780240334964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-64050131807719036272012-05-30T07:22:40.826+02:002012-05-30T07:22:40.826+02:00Until a few years ago, I had customers in Sweden. ...Until a few years ago, I had customers in Sweden. My contact's name there was Goran, and he taught me to pronounce his name properly; your "G" sounds like the German "J" :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-39166535227379085082012-05-30T03:08:03.684+02:002012-05-30T03:08:03.684+02:00Tantalizing!
Travels & Wandering
Rose, ABC We...Tantalizing!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.meetourclan.com/2012/05/family-get-together-on-memorial-weekend.html" rel="nofollow">Travels & Wandering</a><br />Rose, ABC Wednesday TeamChubskulit Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001712096042262296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-39115979562818189052012-05-30T02:58:05.659+02:002012-05-30T02:58:05.659+02:00TERRIFIC idea and post
ROG, ABC Wednesday teamTERRIFIC idea and post<br />ROG, ABC Wednesday teamRoger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-63201768214314366092012-05-29T22:08:22.195+02:002012-05-29T22:08:22.195+02:00Well, at least you Germans know the letters "...Well, at least you Germans know the letters "ö" and "ä" ;) <br />In Swedish, we pronounce both the first and the last G in Göteborg soft though, and the emphasis on the last syllable! <br /><br />Listen: http://www.forvo.com/word/G%C3%B6teborg/DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-19603444169954644192012-05-29T21:56:36.531+02:002012-05-29T21:56:36.531+02:00Aside from the fact that I "don't travel ...Aside from the fact that I "don't travel well" now I wouldn't mind a short visit some time. I don't think I'd feel sad, just curious to see if some places look like I remember them or if there has been much change. If I'd go, I'd definitely want to go in the summer to enjoy the touristy side of it - the lock and the falls.DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-20584889881354883072012-05-29T21:24:19.165+02:002012-05-29T21:24:19.165+02:00Thank you for explaining about this interesting pl...Thank you for explaining about this interesting place!<br />In German, we say Göteborg, not Gothenburg, and I suppose our pronounciation is quite similar to the Swedish one. I like the "Trollywood" nickname :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-1289901225847746562012-05-29T20:24:38.246+02:002012-05-29T20:24:38.246+02:00A beautiful place.
Tug of WarA beautiful place.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.kids-e-connection.com/2012/05/tug-of-war-champion.html" rel="nofollow">Tug of War</a>J.Rylie.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466966562600815769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-44520561177614696312012-05-29T20:21:09.728+02:002012-05-29T20:21:09.728+02:00I enjoyed this "visit" to Sweden, and my...I enjoyed this "visit" to Sweden, and my favorite photos are the dramatic first one and the one with two sailboats going through the locks. Are you thinking of visiting this town again?Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-60267545469562529552012-05-29T20:18:06.608+02:002012-05-29T20:18:06.608+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.J.Rylie.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466966562600815769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-110206075654346262012-05-29T20:05:06.844+02:002012-05-29T20:05:06.844+02:00Quick answer to your quick question: One or two - ...Quick answer to your quick question: One or two - but they've been living in this country for a long time! ;) Thanks for pointing it out, I just added the Swedish version of the name - Göteborg - within brackets. I've always been used to writing Gothenburg when I write in English.DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-30156575973079222262012-05-29T19:55:50.900+02:002012-05-29T19:55:50.900+02:00This is fascinating, especially watching the water...This is fascinating, especially watching the water come in. Sadly, not an elf to be found. But the name also befits the look of the place. In the first photo, I could not tell if that was water or fog, so I had decided it was fog. Wrong. It is a fairy tale place to be sure. Would you like to go back for a visit or not? It would be so different, would it be sad for you?Ginny Hartzlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329131153403895625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-58398042413891669892012-05-29T19:53:45.067+02:002012-05-29T19:53:45.067+02:00You use the English form, Gothenburg. Quick quest...You use the English form, Gothenburg. Quick question: how many native-born English speakers have you met who are able to pronounce correctly the name "Gothenburg" in its Swedish version? (I've never met any.) :-)Berownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524661173663604641noreply@blogger.com