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Can you believe it is already Pancake Day! Yes, Shrove Tuesday has crept up on us, marking the start of the season of Lent and the lead up to Easter. I don’t know about you, but it feels like it was only last week when we were taking down Christmas …
So there we were, braving the bitter sub-zero January temperatures of Stockholm in search of some hearty, warming food for the soul – only to find that the lunch place we were heading for was closed!
But all was not lost… as we retraced our steps it wasn’t long before …
The Nobel Prize Ceremony is a highlight of the Swedish calendar so it’s no wonder that Sweden dedicates an entire museum to celebrate these successes of innovation and discovery.
Now the Nobel Museum does not offer not free entry all the time but… check their website as they often offer …
It’s fair to say that Swedes definitely always have a food (at least one) to accompany each season and Advent is no different…
You won’t have to look hard in Stockholm at this time of year to find these saffron-flavoured baked goods. For Swedes, lussekatter (or lussebullar) are saffron buns, …
If you are only going to visit one museum in Stockholm, this needs to be it!
Vasamuseet (The Vasa Museum) houses the complete ship-wreck of the warship Vasa which sank on her maiden voyage in 1628, a mere few hundred metres from its dock. The irony surrounding the lengths the …
We were excited to learn about this new second-hand vintage store that opened on Södermalm last year. Siv & Åke was founded by the brother-sister team of Anni & Joel Jönsson. But more than just a family business, Anni spoke to us about how this vintage store fulfills a lifelong …
While our last blog talked about how to go on a boat ride in Stockholm for free…this week we’re bringing you a slightly longer ferry ride which costs a few kronor more but is worth every single one.
Waxholmsbolaget offer many different trips to many destinations around Stockholm’s archipelago …
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