Hotell Siljansborg Luggage Label
A year or so ago, Joakim, a gentleman from Sweden, sent me a 1943 luggage label from the Hotell Siljansborg! Out of the blue! ...
04
Apr
12
Aug
Anatoli Granovsky
Anatoli Granovsky authored the 1962 book I Was an NKVD Agent. It is the story of his life growing up in the Soviet Union under Stalin....
27
Mar
The “Dealers” dine at Tattersall Restaurant
In 2011 I posted a photograph that I found in Herman F. Allen's (my Dad's) wartime scrapbook. A group of mostly Americans were seated around a grand banquet table. I knew it was somewhere in Stockholm, and I knew it was in 1944....
24
Mar
Dragongården
Dragongården was the family home of Count Folke Bernadotte. During World War II, Bernadotte was the representative of the Swedish government responsible for the airmen interned there. ...
23
Feb
Barbro Torén
When my parents were in Stockholm during World War II they befriended Count Folke Bernadotte, the nephew to the King of Sweden. I am searching for information about his secretary Barbro Torén....
10
Feb
Stureplan Then and Now
Stureplan is a city square in Stockholm, one of the most popular for the young, hip, and affluent. It is located along the street Birger Jarlsgatan, one of the longest streets in town and where you can find exclusive high end shops and restaurants....
05
Feb
Edith F. Rising
Edith F. Rising was a young lady who worked for the OSS (Office of Strategic Services) alongside my mother during World War II. ...
25
Jan
Stockholm Pub Crawl
On our last evening the "Siblings in Sweden" decided to do a "Pub Crawl" of our parents' favorite wartime Stockholm hangouts ...
12
Jan
Berns Salonger 2013
Since I first wrote about Berns Salonger in 2011 I have been to this famous Stockholm restaurant three times! It was a favorite spot for my parents during World War II....