Monthly Archives: November 2013

deYoung Museum: David Hockney

David Hockney‘s Bigger Exhibition made a memorable grand finale for the Friday Nights at the de Young. It is indeed a happy exhibit to visit again, and travel from California to Iceland, Norway and East Yorkshire through beautiful timescapes! EXHIBITION … Continue reading

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San Francisco Opera: The Barber Of Seville For Families

The Barber Of Seville For Families was a nice introduction to opera for kids and a day in San Francisco is always a treat! This time we’ve enjoyed the 20th Century Cafe for lunch, before the Barber, and Smitten Ice … Continue reading

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MOVIE NIGHT: The Rabbi’s Cat

Animation, Joann Sfar & Antoine Delesvaux, France, 2011, 89 minutes In French with English subtitles Streaming on: Amazon | Netflix An amazing, lightning and deep movie, a beautiful, thought provoking journey! GKIDS.tv Rich with the colors, textures, flavors and music … Continue reading

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MOVIE NIGHT: We Can Be Heroes!

We Can Be Heroes! Bäst i Sverige! Sweden, 2002 1 hour, 29 minutes Directed by Ulf Malmros A beautiful and complex movie, with many thought provoking layers for all ages, simply put in kids words: weird, but funny!

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SAN FRANCISCO: Swedish Saturday

We’ve started our Swedish itinerary this Saturday at the opening day of a new exhibit at the Legion of Honor: Anders Zorn: Sweden’s Master Painter. It was an extraordinary beautiful exhibit and a rich day, although we’ve missed the Anders … Continue reading

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MOVIE NIGHT: Magic Silver

Magic Silver was a magic movie for all family. While the movie is not a trip through Norway, it reveals universal childhood stories in a Norwegian fairy tale winter setting, right on time for the season to come. We’ve watched … Continue reading

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Bay Area Science Festival: Discovery Days

A fun event that we wish would happen more than once a year! Outdoor science, perfect October weather, myriads of science experiments that will satisfy every curious mind, and surprisingly, not extremely crowded… on short a day to remember and … Continue reading

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