Sweden
More photographs from our travels
This time to and around Mariefred: And Östervik And Trosa: And watching vintage cars cruising on Friday nights:
Glad Midsommar!
Midsummer Sweden is when Swedes celebrate the most. For me, the national day of Sweden is not the official day on 6th June (which was not even a bank holiday when I moved to Sweden), but Midsummer. That is when… Read More ›
Summer solstice 2019
The summer solstice this year happened at 6.54pm Swedish time, from which point each day will become shorter and shorter. In the north of Sweden, the sun will does not set for 47 days in the summer. In Stockholm the… Read More ›
Happy Swedish Midsummer to all my readers!
Apart from Christmas, midsummer is the most important holiday in the Swedish calendar. And for some, the very most important. The successful midsummer never-ending lunch party formula involves flowers in your hair, dancing around a pole, singing songs while drinking… Read More ›
Out and about
Since spring arrived in Sweden about six weeks ago, we have been doing day trips on the bike to nearby towns and villages and also into the Stockholm archipelago. Here are some photographs of our travels.
Karlshamn in Blekinge, Sweden
This past weekend so we went to Karlhamn to visit my partner’s family. It is a much bigger city than the one that I come from but still really small. This is 8.30pm on a Friday night. Not a soul… Read More ›
