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My Gothenburg Christmas Delight

From what I had heard and read, Sweden is a country of innovation. Just take Ikea for example. A furniture business that not only sells their wares disassembled for convenience, production value and price point but excites people to master the skill of carpentry with little more than a pack of screws and a pictorial … Read more

Missing Sweden’s lack of Valentine’s Day

This past weekend in the States was the build up to V Day, or Valentine’s Day. What does that mean? Tons of commercials trying to get guys to buy their girl something expensive. Now you may have noticed in my Swedish Holiday section that I do not mention Valentine’s Day. According to the official portal … Read more

Fat Tuesday and Semlor

Fat Tuesday surprised me. I had no idea it was a holiday. I heard a friend was baking some semlor, but I thought he was just in the mood for baking. I had never tried one, it sounded like another typical Swedish godis. But no! It was because it was Fat Tuesday! At first I … Read more