Coming from Africa as I do, I have often wondered why so many countries use African lions as national symbols. Lion are used to represent sports teams, in fables, in mythology, as biblical emblems. I suppose it is to symbolise… Read More ›
Sweden
SoFo, Stockholm
Since April, I have been living in Södermalm, Stockholm. The area I live in is colloquially known as SoFo (South of Folkungagatan) and is full of vintage shops, dive bars, trendy restaurants, jewellery and art studios, little parks. The area… Read More ›
Interesting pop up display at Arlanda Airport in Stockholm
I took this photograph when we left Arlanda airport in Stockholm. It is an exhibition called ‘A Bad Deal’, which explains why it is bad to buy fakes. There are a number of examples of fake items that you can… Read More ›
Älskade traditioner
For my daughter’s birthday I decided to give her a Swedish fika… …but a fika with style. When Amanda and I usually fika, it’s coffee and apple pie or cinnamon bun. This time I decided to take her to Älskade… Read More ›
Swedish words that sound naughty in English
Nathalie sent me this lovely link on 8 Swedish words that sound wrong in English They were: fart (speed) puss (kiss) prick (dot) kock (chef) bra (good) sex (six) slut (end) fack (pocket, pronounced ‘fuck’) There are some others that… Read More ›
