Tag: Sweden
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Stockholm | Södermalm
The hip and happening area of Södermalm has been getting a lot of attention in the past few years: It was recently ranked as one of Vogue magazine’s “World’s Coolest Neighborhoods.”. And from the New York Times: “Södermalm has evolved from a gritty, working-class neighborhood into Stockholm’s hippest district, with the area south of Folkungagatan…
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Stockholm | Långa Raden Restaurant
I like to eat as much as the next guy, but what really gets me excited is how the food looks. The cuisine in the Långa Raden restaurant at Hotel Skeppsholmen was delicious – but the best part is that it was perfectly styled. I mean, just look at that basket of bread and butter,…
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Weird but Wonderful | Friendly warning
No trespassing. Use the gate. Sandhamn, Sweden
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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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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
