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The Swedish west coast, 10.18 pm Posted by jennie on Jul 22, 2010
Sorry guys, I’ve been meaning to post something all evening, but I seem to be stuck here in my deck chair, fighting off the mosquitos, listening to the sea, sipping on my Gevalia coffee and watching the most amazing sunset and sky. Do I need to say that I’m back in Sweden? And I’m loving every second of it. Jag…
Sommarplågor hej hej! Posted by jennie on Jul 16, 2010
It’s the same story every summer and there’s no way you can escape it. It follows you around everywhere. At home, in the car, in the shop, on the telly, on the radio, and yes, you did quite like it in the beginning. But 2131 times later, you are ready to pack your bags and…
Swedish summer: Sizzling heat Posted by jennie on Jul 12, 2010
If you think Sweden is a rather cold place, you better think again! This summer is officially the hottest for years, and yesterday, the highest temperature since 1994 (all time high is 38 degrees, from 1947) was measured in Skåne, in the south of Sweden. The people of Målilla had to cope with a sizzling 35…
My Swedish connection collection Posted by jennie on Jul 9, 2010
A while back I came out about my weird habit of counting Swedish things around me. Well, this behaviour (beteende) hasn’t got any better. In fact, it has gone slightly mad. But now my counting has expanded from Swedish things/brands/colours to people with a Swedish connection (samband). Is it just me, or is the world…
The Swedish national anthem: Du gamla, du fria Posted by jennie on Jun 30, 2010
These World Cup-times have made me think about national anthems and what they reflect of our countries. Since I don’t speak Dutch, Japanese, Portuguese or any of the other languages, I have no clue what so ever what the players are singing out there on the pitch (I do get really annoyed when they DON’T sing…) but I am still…
The Swedish provinces: Götaland Posted by jennie on Jun 29, 2010
After a Midsummer’s weekend filled with “Helan går”, herring and homesickness, let’s get back to business and end our journey through the Swedish provinces. The third and final region is Götaland, known as the south part and consists of the provinces Blekinge, Bohuslän, Dalsland, Halland, Skåne, Småland, Västergötland, Östergötland, Gotland och Öland. 16. Östergötland is…
Midsummer’s Eve: The essentials Posted by jennie on Jun 25, 2010
Midsummer’s Eve is finally here and all over Sweden this big occasion is celebrated in various ways. But there are a few essentials you’ll need to make the celebration complete. The decorations (dekorationerna): A handmade daisy chain (blomsterkrans) is today’s signature piece, all kids and women (mostly) wear them. They are easily (ehm, kind of…)…