Santa is still in Goa

Here is what I found during one walk in south of Goa in India, a Santa. In January he is still around.

He looks happy, but he is in a very sunny spot. Not at all like the North Pole...

And here is another photo of Goa, my hotel Heritage Village club, and a glimpse of their pool.

Green Goa

It's not only nice beaches an warm sea in Goa, there is also a lot of lovely nature to explore. Just outside my hotel you could walk in this green forrest, or djungle.

And then another photo of the beach, in another direction - to the south. Not so many people here.

Leaving footprints in the sand. Walking in the sun - in India.

Back from India

Just came back from a very relaxing holiday in India. I have spent a week in south Goa. Sunny, hot and interesting.

Here is a pic of the beach just close to my hotel. A lot of sand, hot sea water and almost empty. But in the end of the beach was a terribly ugly factory or industrial plant, you can hardly see it in the photo.

So I give you another pic from India, a beautiful sunset. With palm trees and a red big sun going down in the sea.

Stockholm in the evening

It's not that fun in Stockholm these days, I mean when you talk about the weather.... Some days it's really cold with a lot of snow, other days just windy and rainy.

This is a photo looking at Sergels torg, one evening. The Christmas light's is still on and make the dark a little lighter.

Christmas is over now

This is the day we here in Sweden get rid of the Christmas tree and other things from the holidays. New year and new beginnings. Even if my family love all this really old things as you can see here.

So goodbye to Christmas for now, maybe even I will get a tree next year, not just some bransches with lights in them as you remember....

Baking bread

I have been baking bread - called fröknäcke - some days ago. Love this crispbread with sunflower seeds, esame seeds and salt on the top. It's very simple to make and don't take long.

I make it with wheat flour and rye, yeast, salt and water. It's important to roll out the bread very thin before baking it, then roll in the seeds and salt. Take  about 15 minutes in the owen.

New Year 2013 - new things and old

Today is the first day of 2013 - and I look back at yesterday, a nice evening with family and friends.

A  candle lit dinner, new exiting food and eating it close to old family portraits. Thats really nice.

An old relative is looking at me from this painting, isn't he? Hope he likes what he saw?