Fantastic!

I was following the opening of the Olympics on TV and what a fantastic show! Great Britain did it so right! The Queen and James Bond surely shows that the humor is there.

I love sports and games... to jump higher, to run faster - it's all good for us. It's not all about winning but how you compete.


The handover after 12800 miles


The spectacular flowers


I personally don't like firework so this for me was a stunning beautiful show



Hey Jude was the party highlight


Happy British fans posing

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Grand Båstad

Båstad is the number one summer city of Sweden. Here we enjoy the Swedish Open Tennis and many golf tournaments. Today we were sightseeing the outskirts of the town and enjoyed the beautiful gardens of Norrviken.

Villa Abelin, the major house of the gardens. A beautiful place for weddings.

The Japanese garden was amazing. Here together with my son Jonatan.

 

Amelie, Louise and Jonatan

The garden of Romantica

Most romantic colors

The view from Hallandsåsen

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Torekov and Don Clarre

Yesterday I arrived to the small village of Torekov, located by the sea in the south of Sweden.
I'm staying with Ann Sunden, the beautiful mother of Louise. (the girlfriend of my son Jonatan)

Don Clarre has a lovely Gallery in Torekov and we were invited for the summer Vernissage of his stunning paintings.

Vieux Cannes is the name of this painting. Don Clarre is spending most of his winters in South of France and here inspired by the old part of Cannes.

Ann is relaxing and enjoying the private session of the Vernissage

 

Dinner afterwards at Swenson, the most popular restaurant in town.

 
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A Happy Birthday

On Monday I was celebrating my birthday in a sunny Stockholm by the water at a place called Josefinas.

Red carpet to make everyone feel important and welcome!

My son Jonatan had organized everything from flowers, balloons, drinks and dinner

Relaxing in sofas and enjoying Champagne. Lisa, Hanna and Fredrik.

Max and Neil

Julia and Garman

Suzanne, Louise and Jonatan

Together with Cilla and Lars

Mother and son; Eva and Stefan

An other mother and son!

Finishing the dinner with a beautiful surprise cake

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Village of Flowers

Franck guided me in the village called Bormes les Mimosas, the most beautiful flower village in France, just 10 min from the coast where I was staying
It's full of character and most enchanting smell of hundreds of flowers.

View from the village

Many picturesque small streets and alleys

Great day!

Small local restaurants

Tasteful fish

Vin de Provence enjoyed by Franck

Best salads!

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Visiting Cote d'Azur and Provence

I just spend a lovely weekend with my dear friend Franck, in the small village of Cabasson on the beautiful coast of Southern France.

Cabasson is an area of beautiful beaches and vineyards. I will shortly tell you more about the surroundings.

Invited for a beautiful lunch at the summerhouse of Franck's parents. Very genuine and lovely people.

This is the cake of St Tropez

And this is Rustic, the most sympatic Labrador I met

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Charming hideaway

Villa Padierna Palace is one of our beautiful resorts in the area of sunny Marbella. Set against the mountains with views of the Mediterranean, it is a peaceful hideaway with it's own golf club, racquet club and beach club on the Costa del Sol.

A tranquil setting with fragrant garden

Michelle Obama stayed here in a two-bedroom villa

The villa area is very peaceful - all with two bedrooms, nine of them with private pools

The hotel offers a total of 113 rooms, suites and villas. This is the view from my room

The buildings are all in beautiful Tuscan style. In front there is an amphitheatre and chapel - excellent for weddings

Sales Manager Javier de la Plata

The spa is a generous 2000 sqm

The attractive Beach Club is 5 min by free shuttle. Here you find the hotel's 4th restaurant

HIDDEN GEM

I have just been to one of the gems of Andalucia, Finca Cortesin. Finca Cortesin has long been in our golf programme - but it is so much more than golf...

Welcome to Finca Cortesin...



Champagne and "Lollipot" presented by
Joanna Dias PR Manager 



Blissful moment. Champagne and a lovely room with a sunny terrace.

Some of the rooms surround this lush courtyard. while others are in the main building or four freestanding villas.

The hotel has a truly outstanding beach club, only 5 minutes ride with a free shuttle.

 

There is a fantastic pool at the Beach Club. In addition, the hotel offers two big pools of 50 m and 35 m with a beautiful setting and view of the mountains and the golf courses.

And there are three good restaurants, fine dining Schilo, a Mediterranean restaurant.and an eatery at the golf club.