Friday
It's Friday night and the house is quiet. The kids are asleep and TSH is with our neighbour watching soccer. I've covered the house in fresh roses and tea candles. There's a cup of tea to my left and the computer on my lap.
Oct 11
So, to celebrate our anniversary and my 38th birthday, we decided to have a fantastic night out, starting off with pre-dinner drinks at one of my favourite Stockholm sky bars Gondolen and then off to a new restaurant called The Flying Elk on Gamla Stan (the old town.)
Five police officers arrived within minutes. After investigating the scene-of-doom across the street, they tried to contact the owners by phone but of course, there was no answer. (BECAUSE HE WAS DEAD LIKE I HAD BEEN TELLING THEM.)
Summer is still lingering on here in Stockholm. Whilst there is a definite nip in the air, especially at night, the days are still filled with sunshine and warmth... my usual topic of conversation revolves around how crap Sweden's summer is but now I've got nothing to say.
Occasional squeals of both joy and disaster can be heard on during this time, as the on-duty soldier tries to keep all parties happy whilst trying to keep the noise to a minimum so as not to wake the sleeping soldier, or the neighbours who are also on the body corporate.
It is not true that the English invented cricket as a way of making all other human endeavors look interesting and lively; that was merely an unintended side effect.
We have been having a wonderful, wonderful summer! It's been so much fun and here are my top 10 reasons why I am loving Summer in Sweden!
One of my most favourite places in Stockholm is the most wonderful Modern Museum. Situated on the easily accessable little island of Skeppsholmen, it houses some of the world's finest collections of modern art. It also houses what I consider to be, Stockholm's best brunch. No wonder I like it there.
Complete with it’s own castle and lake, Tyresö park made the perfect choice for our Extreme Swedish Midsummer celebrations. Everyone else in Stockholm thought so too, so the park was packed with thousands and thousands.