Paul I, the Russian emperor, had a daughter - Anna. In 1816 she married the Prince of Orange, who would later become King Willem (William) II of the Netherlands. In 1846 a polder in North Holland was drained and named after the Queen ( Read more... )

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January Январь

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Today Swedes celebrate the Ascension of Jesus. Which means that everything is closed and all people seem dead and buried.

Сегодня шведы отмечают Вознесение Господне. Что означает, что все закрыто, а все люди как будто вымерли.


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After a wet and boring week an even more wet and boring Sunday came. I was bored and had nothing more meaningsful to do than just to photograph the view from our kitchen window. I was pretty depressed by the poor quality of the pics and the nessesarity to clean the window when I suddenly realized that it had nothing to do with the window but that ( Read more... )

Yesterday was one of the foggiest days I've seen since I moved to Sweden which inspired me to get out and photograph a bit. Unfortunately I didn't have time yet to copy the photos from my camera to the computer so here comes an old one made in May.

Вчера был один из самых туманных дней из всех, что я видела после переезда в Швецию, что вдохновило ( Read more... )