Less than two weeks ago started a short tour of three Nordic cities that I would allow myself a little idea of what these three cities represent in contrast to what the cities of southern countries such as the Italian, French or Spanish. Stockholm city dreamed by many, including me , the cradle of culture “Swedish socialist” of the fifties, sixties and seventies. I can remember that many young Americans who would be mobilized to go to war from Vietnam chose Sweden and Stockholm as a place to defect and take refuge in that bloody and senseless war in which tens of thousands of young people were killed and hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese who died or were maimed for life and brainless.
Not to mention what was the avalanche of drugs that led to the act of participating in a crazy race thousands of kilometers from their homes.
That war meant the explosion of heroin carried home by participants ex – soldiers in the terrible struggle all young people to the left of countless countries, including, me were against this terrifying war. USA widespread antipathies of millions earned by the multitude of bombing thrown by the B -52 plains and slaughters not to mention massacres that originated in Southeast Asia, Vietnan, Laos and Cambodia.
Coverage by the media was permanent, I being considered as the first televised conflict in history. This allowed the complaint of frequent violations and abuses of human rights committed by both sides. However, it is disputed whether such coverage was the main cause of the growing opposition from Western public opinion toward US intervention.
This opposition and the fact of being the first military defeat of the United States, created a feeling of bad conscience in the American people before considered unjust war, the so – called Vietnam syndrome . Syndrome led to a peace movement and lasted until the 1980s, during the administrations of Ronald Reagan . 29 The Vietnam War became an icon, survived today, social groups and leftist parties in much of the world, as well as an example imitated by other subsequent fighters .
Sweden was an emblematic country where countless young US econtraron peace and refuge could save their lives.
I butt solidarity with them Incubate a huge eagerness to go and meet that country.
When Olof Palme was assassinated in February 86 people for countless admirers of this minister was a real blow.
Not to mention what was the avalanche of drugs that led to the act of participating in a crazy race thousands of kilometers from their homes.
That war meant the explosion of heroin carried home by participants ex – soldiers in the terrible struggle all young people to the left of countless countries, including, me were against this terrifying war. USA widespread antipathies of millions earned by the multitude of bombing thrown by the B -52 plains and slaughters not to mention massacres that originated in Southeast Asia, Vietnan, Laos and Cambodia.
Coverage by the media was permanent, I being considered as the first televised conflict in history. This allowed the complaint of frequent violations and abuses of human rights committed by both sides. However, it is disputed whether such coverage was the main cause of the growing opposition from Western public opinion toward US intervention.
This opposition and the fact of being the first military defeat of the United States, created a feeling of bad conscience in the American people before considered unjust war, the so – called Vietnam syndrome . Syndrome led to a peace movement and lasted until the 1980s, during the administrations of Ronald Reagan . 29 The Vietnam War became an icon, survived today, social groups and leftist parties in much of the world, as well as an example imitated by other subsequent fighters .
Sweden was an emblematic country where countless young US econtraron peace and refuge could save their lives.
I butt solidarity with them Incubate a huge eagerness to go and meet that country.
When Olof Palme was assassinated in February 86 people for countless admirers of this minister was a real blow.
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At last a fortnight ago I was in Stockholm with emotion butt. It was time, dream city for countless reasons, spy movies, shelter deserters, antiwar, Olof Palme, Nobel laureates, famous pop groups like Abba or Roxette that I love and many other attractions that made me keenly wish to meet there.
My first disappointment, the hotel out of town, under staffing in the bathroom, no shampoo, no shower gel, soap almost and unsympathetic receptionist, my suitcase lost at Arlanda airport, then go’m outside at least Stockholm thought.
My suitcase appears at 11,30 with the subsequent notice of the receptionist who pretended not to know anything, I overjoyed to have my stuff by hand.
My suitcase appears at 11,30 with the subsequent notice of the receptionist who pretended not to know anything, I overjoyed to have my stuff by hand.
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Stockholm is a great city, very difficult of seen and what attracts tourists, the old town, is a bewildering international babel. Nice views, interesting island Gamla Stan is Stockholm’s Old Town and is also the original center of the Swedish capital.
The center also includes Stadshomen Island and other islets. The origin dates back to the thirteenth century but most of the buildings date back to later dates, 1700 and 1800. An intricate maze of streets where I got lost several times, but it allowed me to better understand the most interesting part of this immense city it extends in 14 islands. If I liked but basically expected more, reasons ?, do not know though often happens that when expectations are housed at the end result is usually fill them all.
If we add the lack of freedom of a tour, being at 6.30 always ready to return to a hotel in the middle of nowhere and slowly the supposedly nice group was dividing into small groups that did not get along between them, and the majority turned out to be a bunch of “corny undocumented” until you isolate or directly kick you off your whatsapp without having detailed to give an amount to the guide who accompanied us throughout the trip, my taste of Sweden turned sour.
The center also includes Stadshomen Island and other islets. The origin dates back to the thirteenth century but most of the buildings date back to later dates, 1700 and 1800. An intricate maze of streets where I got lost several times, but it allowed me to better understand the most interesting part of this immense city it extends in 14 islands. If I liked but basically expected more, reasons ?, do not know though often happens that when expectations are housed at the end result is usually fill them all.
If we add the lack of freedom of a tour, being at 6.30 always ready to return to a hotel in the middle of nowhere and slowly the supposedly nice group was dividing into small groups that did not get along between them, and the majority turned out to be a bunch of “corny undocumented” until you isolate or directly kick you off your whatsapp without having detailed to give an amount to the guide who accompanied us throughout the trip, my taste of Sweden turned sour.
Now I knew enough about the city so if again I wold like to make a trip to Stockholm I would go on my own risk, alone or accompanied by one person and learn more about this city that I consider very extensive and interesting to pretend to understand it in such a short time, two and a half days subtracted absurdly long hours of stay at the hotel.
So yes, it was a good trip but very short to know such an incredible city.
So yes, it was a good trip but very short to know such an incredible city.
In other moment I will tell you something about Tallinn and Helsinki.
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