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Tom and me went to Sweden for our summer vacation this year. To be more precise, we stayed in the house Getteras at the lake Getrasen in the region of Småland. The house was built in a really quiet surrounding; in the middle of a forest and right next to the lake. We did have neighbors, but their house was just barely visible in the distance on the other side of the lake. To reach the next inhabited house you would have to walk about one kilometer. To get to the next city (that barely deserves the name) means driving for 25 km… that’s where we spent two weeks in July and August.

The nature in this area of Sweden is dominated by forests and rocks, which are lying everywhere in every size you could imagine. Every now and then the tranquility of the forests is interrupted by planes with smaller trees, rocks, grass, moss and uprooted trees. You can see an example for this on the picture on the left. Read more

Some time ago I went with some friends (Guy and Joris) to a zoo, called Paradisio (in Belgium). The good thing about this one is that many animals there (not all unfortunately) are being kept in rather big pens or even open territories and as such, aren’t crammed into tight little cages as all too often happens in zoos.

As an example of just one of these territories, there’s e.g. a complete island surrounded by water – just some bridges connect to it – on which ring-tailed lemurs live freely. When they feel like, they can come to fool around with the passing visitors or just hide in the dense vegetation.

What was one of the most breathtaking events was the bird show: eagles, vultures, owls, etc. are flying above the heads of the audience. The best was when a huge vulture was flying directly towards me and over my head, so close that I could’ve touched it if I wanted – probably would’ve bumped my head if I didn’t duck down, not very sure. If you ever wanted to see a bird show and didn’t do so yet, then go to this one, it’s really amazing! Read more