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Style Moment | A window in the bageri
“The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.” William Morris (1834 – 1896) English textile designer, poet, novelist, translator, and socialist activist
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Sweden | Fika Time
If there’s a bakery in my midst, I’ll find it. Bread is, hands down, my favorite food type – and the exquisite aroma of fresh baked bread has led me into pâtisseries in France, panaderías in Spain, panificios in Italy – and into this delightful bageriet in Sandhamn, Sweden. I followed my nose (and, yes,…
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Eye on Design | Sweden | Sublime Sandhamn
The village of Sandhamn is like one big quintessential Swedish style moment. From the moment we docked at the harbor and I saw the beautiful blonde girls sitting on the dock, there was a photo op everywhere I turned. The town of Sandhamn is located on the island of Sandön, literally “Sand Island,” the last…
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Weird but Wonderful | Baffling combination
“All you can eat Shrimp or Tacobuffet. Complimentary Cheeseplatter for dessert. Always live music!” Shrimp and Taco Archipelago cruise, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Sweden | A Midsummer’s Day
If you live in Sweden, Midsummer,or Midsommar, which is celebrated in June on the longest day of the year, is the most important holiday next to Christmas. If you’re American, and you’ve just arrived in Sweden on Midsommar’s eve, you’ll discover that everything, and I mean everything, is closed. Except for the boat tours. Exploring…
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Eye on Design | Stockholm | A Feast for the Eyes
I love sampling the incredible cuisine of restaurants around the world . . . but it’s often the design of the restaurant itself that really leaves an impression. In Stockholm, it was the walls of the lofty dining room at Pontus! (the exclamation point is part of the name) that really caught my eye. Pontus…
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Eye on Design | Made in Sweden
At the beginning of the summer, I bought a Tärnö bistro table and chairs from Ikea for my little balcony. Soon after, I traveled to Sweden — home of Ikea. . . . . . where I saw my little table and chairs being used all over Stockholm!
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Style Moment | Tivoli Gröna Lund, Stockholm
“Light can be gentle, dangerous, dreamlike, bare, living, dead, misty, clear, hot, dark, violet, springlike, falling, straight, sensual, limited, poisonous, calm and soft.” Sven Nykvist (1922-2006) Swedish cinematographer
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Eye on Design | Stockholm | High Speed Design
You know you’re in Sweden when even the train from the airport is stunningly designed. Arlanda Express photo The Arlanda Express connects the Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to the city center of Stockholm in a speedy twenty minutes – running on 100% green electricity from renewable sources such as hydropower, wind power or biofuels. That’s impressive, but…
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EXCEPTIONAL EATERIES | Copenhagen | Nimb Brasserie
It was my first night in Copenhagen and I was feeling the effects of an overnight flight full of screaming babies. I knew I needed to stay awake to acclimate, and the only way to do that is to go out. Within the grounds of Tivoli, the famous historical amusement park, is a fabulous (and…
