Vasa vs Titanic – Disastrous Maiden Voyages 1628 vs 2012

            Pride comes before a fall.  Sail vs Steam and 284 years between the sinking of RMS Titanic vs The Vasa Ship, both on their maiden voyages. Salut and glory! The Swedish battleship Vasa went to the bottom, fully rigged and gun ports opened on her maiden voyage, just after 1300 m in Stockholm. The Vasa Ship was sleeping in the mud during 333...

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The Pink Poodle in Stockholm – The Stockholm City Museum

                The Pink Poodle Rubbish Bin, Stockholm City Museum. See link: Rose, The Pink Poodle who once was stolen but retrieved.  http://www.stadsmuseum.stockholm.se/ommuseet.php?kategori=10&sprak=english Stockholm City Museum, near Slussen Tube Station is a great museum with fantastic exhibitions and guided City Walks like Abba & Stieg Larsson's "Millennium".          ...

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