There was still some time after the several hours at Sjöhistoriska, so I wanted over to Etnografiska or the ethnography museum. After all, I’d come all this way, why not pop in for a couple minutes and see what was to be seen. The answer of what was to be seen was a mind blowing amount of information. Walking inside a enormous carved outrigger canoe, … Continue reading Northern Summer: More Museum, please

Somehow I had not managed to visit a single museum in my first week so it was time to remedy that. In the past I have explored many of Stockholm’s museums but there were still a couple, more than a couple, that were untouched. With my newfound knowledge of the sea and boat life, I made my way to sjöhistoriska muséet. Aside from the most … Continue reading Northern Summer: It’s time for Maritime (History)

It is a bit unfair to say that we spent our time in Arboga, as really we stayed outside of the city and, despite the fact that I had been to this house now two times, I had yet to see the city. So, finally on our last day, we spent some time in town. There is a restaurant in town that holds a shrimp … Continue reading Northern Summer: Arboga itself

It was time to migrate out to see the parents so we all, and by all I mean myself, my fiancé, his brother, his sister, and her daughter, all piled into a car, strapped in, and drove out to the wilds of Arboga, on the shores of Hjälmaren lake. What would follow? Fishing crayfish, pool swimming, grilling, berry picking, book reading, and general laid back … Continue reading Northern Summer: Family time in the countryside

As if we had not had enough of beautiful flower filled cafes nestled in amongst shrubs and trees, we went to explore Rosendals Trädgården, a cafe located on Djurgården. It would have been a substantial walk so we elected to take e-scooters which have made an appearance in Stockholm in a big way. Along popular tourist locations, swathes of the sidewalk are crowded with electric … Continue reading Northern Summer: More Garden Cafes

Peter and Alice had invited us to have lunch much with them at a cafe by Ulriksdal Castle so Christian and I set off, first by bus, then by foot, to join them. The day was beautiful and blue, with fruit bearing trees curving over the track. Along the road were allotment farms, many with little summer houses built on them. Apparently these lots are … Continue reading Northern Summer: Ulriksdal Slott or A Multitude of Cafes

As Christian is working through our time here in Sweden, it’s up to me to keep myself busy and exploring on my own. It’s best to go thrift shopping on my own anyway so it was finally time to visit Myrorna, a Swedish second hand shop similar to goodwill or the Salvation Army. Literally meaning “The ants”, Myrorna shops are all over the city. Luckily … Continue reading Northern Summer: Another Walk

Perhaps I have spoken on this before but it’s such an understated part of the Scandinavian experience, one might never really think about it. In the USA, a public bathroom is fairly universal in appearance. This is coming from a female perspective so I cannot attest to men’s rooms but ladies’ rooms tend to have stalls around each toilet with gaps around the doors and … Continue reading Northern Summer: Bathrooms

There are numerous pedestrian paths around Solna and it has been our common practice to walk to ICA, the nearby grocery store. Along the way I enjoy the various street art. Bellevue never had this much color. It was beautiful and blue when I finally plucked up the courage to go exploring a bit on my own. Solna beach was an easy walk away, supposedly … Continue reading Northern Summer: Scenes from a daily walk

Jet lag is a monster. You try your best to not give in and fall asleep immediately, you try and wait until a reasonable hour, like 6. 6 pm is a reasonable time to go to sleep right? The first several days in Sweden were a haze of sleepiness and fairly mundane house work. Excitingly I was getting to see Christian’s condo, which had always … Continue reading Northern Summer: Day One? Maybe Two?