April 7th, 2017 is a date that affected us all and will be affecting Stockholm for a long time to come. It was a day when terror struck the Swedish capital, We were, however, lucky that the events that day only caused disruptions to our plans. Others were not as […]
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The real winter has finally arrived in Stockholm and we have been snowed in. That means that we have had to stay indoors most of the time – at least some of us, Susann still needs to go to work Well, I have actually caught a cold and haven’t minded […]
The 10th of August 1628 was a big day for both Stockholm and the Swedish navy. It was the day of the maiden voyage for the new mighty warship Vasa. As it turned out, the ship proved to be one of Sweden’s biggest engineering failures ever. From that day onwards the […]
One of the highlights in wintery Stockholm is the Skansen Christmas market. Earlier this year we purchased a family card for entrance to Skansen for a whole year. Until now we have only used it once and that was to enjoy seeing all the Nordic animals for a day. It […]
It’s that time of the year from which there is no escape – fall in Sweden! This is a season that leaves me with such mixed feelings. On the one hand, it’s incredibly beautiful with all the changing colors and the crisp air, but on the other, it’s just so […]
Last Friday was a wonderful sunny day and we took the possibility to visit the open-air museum here in Stockholm – Skansen. It is actually the world’s oldest open-air museum and it’s located on beautiful Djurgården. The interesting thing about Skansen is that it also includes a zoo, with mainly […]
Something special happened last night in Cologne, Germany. It was time for the final of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The teams representing Canada and Sweden were on the ice. I was of course up watching the game, enjoying the battle game between the two teams. As result, I and quite […]
Hello! On Monday we were aimlessly walking around in the center of Stockholm when we realized that we could go to a museum. For free. That museum visit inspired me to write this post about 4 free things to try in Stockholm. In case you are traveling on a budget, […]
Today was the last day of our Easter holidays here in Sweden and we thought that we should take advantage of the sunshine. Little did we know that some snowfall would surprise us as well… Oh, well. That’s life. Our plan was to go and see the cherry blossoms in […]
About three years ago, a plane from Oslo landed at Arlanda Airport. We had flown to Norway from Bratislava, our home for over a year. Jesper’s mother was waiting for us. Back then, our plans were wide open. Little did I know that it would be the beginning of my […]
During the weekend we decided to take the possibility to visit the Swedish Riksdag. The Riksdag is the parliament of Sweden and you find it in the center of Stockholm. More precisely it stands on the island Helgeandsholmen. This Saturday they had an open day when the building was open for the […]
Last weekend we visited one of the most famous spas in Stockholm – Yasuragi. Everybody here knows the place and it indeed feels like most people have been there. In fact, my colleagues had given us a gift card there as a wedding gift and it was now time to use […]