Back from holidays in Japan!

I has been in Japan for a quite while. It was really nice time! There were two guests visiting me, and in other days there were full of meeting (and drinking) with friends, relatives etc. etc, even though I was exhausted and caught colds twice....

Photos from there will be uploaded soon!

How have you spent your holidays??

Photo: Japanese sweets wrapped with nice packages @ the house of granma & aunt (left: Daruma, right: Shishi-mai. Both are Japanese traditional characters)

MidSummer in Sweden (Midsommar i Sverige)

Maybe I wrote this last year as well, but this Celebration of MidSummer is very very big in Sweden.
At the noon of midsummer day, Midsommarstång (a cross with two rings with flowers and plants) are bring it up!
And start sing and dance around. It sounds somehow strange to people who heard first time.

but After experienced the dark and cloudy Swedish winter 3 times.
I can actually well understand how it's nice to be in Summer and drink a beer under the light in Sweden ;)





Today's song: "Små grodorna" (= the little frogs)

Traditional lyrics in Swedish*:

Små grodorna, små grodorna är lustiga att se.

Små grodorna, små grodorna är lustiga att se.

Ej öron, ej öron, ej svansar hava de.

Ej öron, ej öron, ej svansar hava de.

Kou ack ack ack, kou ack ack ack,

kou ack ack ack ack kaa.

Kou ack ack ack, kou ack ack ack,

kou ack ack ack ack kaa.

English translation:

The little frogs, the little frogs are funny to observe.

The little frogs, the little frogs are funny to observe.

No ears, no ears no tails do they possess.

No ears, no ears no tails do they possess.

Kou ack ack ack, kou ack ack ack,

kou ack ack ack ack kaa.

Kou ack ack ack, kou ack ack ack,

kou ack ack ack ack kaa.

*from wikipedia.

Present from Japan!! (Books)

I have received books from Japan! from my sister. Thanks a lot!!
I think we have a similar teste on books so I am very looking forward to reading them!!

Shabake series (fantasy. humans and specters of samurai age of Japan)

Today's song: "Hero" by Charlotte Perrelli

Ekeko from Bolivia!

I got a present from my friend.

It is "Ekeko", which is Bolivian figure.
It's a doll of person who have a full of prosperities!
(House, food, alcohol and so on)

and He likes drinking so I was told to invite him to a drink as well, so that he will help our prosperities house!

Maybe I should give a book and ask him about my study as well ;)

Ekeko

Today's song: "Supernatural Superserious" by R.E.M.