I found these Christmas postcards at an outdoor flea market in Stockholm — one we visited a few times during the Summer before the pandemic ramped up again. I meant to share them earlier in December but never got around to it. Better late than never I suppose! Unlike the postcards
Old postcards
A Gelukkig Nieuwjaar postcard (Dutch). Two figures iceskating on a frozen lake with a small dog. Their faces are the stuff nightmares are made of but it's a sweet postcard if you can get past that! I think I may have bought this one from a street market
I bought this postcard from a small shop called Fåfängan Antik in Gothenburg. The print is nice enough but one of the stamps on the back is what actually caught my eye. A sizeable message also made it a perfect mini translation project. This appears to be Varberg Fortress but
I recently found a great set of old postcards at our local carboot. This person overlooking mountains caught my eye and a rummage through the box uncovered nine more, all signed "Niessen". I couldn't leave a matching set behind! Information about Walter Niessen has been almost
Another souvenir postcard from our trip to Gothenburg earlier in the year. The illustration reminded me of Tantolunden in Stockholm; lilac lined fences and glimpses of boats on the water through gaps between cabins. Once that memory had been jogged, I couldn't leave the postcard behind. The illustration
Most of our time in Dalarna was spent in the wilderness but after five days of back to back adventuring, our bodies were feeling a bit ruined. We decided to take it easy and mooch around a small town called Falun for a few hours… and eat cake. We stumbled
Old postcards
Last year I translated a couple of vintage Swedish postcards I found in an antique shop in Stockholm. Delving into the past was good fun so now I always keep an eye out for more postcards to translate when I'm on holiday. I bought this old Danish postcard
During our time in Gothenburg we discovered a great little antiques shop called Fåfängan Antik. Collectable items were piled high but the postcards are what caught my eye. I collect nicely illustrated "things" and the older they are the better. So when I saw these I couldn'
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