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The golden rule of the thermometer Posted by Katja on Jul 27, 2010
Some of us like to swim and some of us don’t. I think every country has that in common. But what I’m not so sure about is if every country has the tradition of not going into the water if it is not above a certain temperature. So Swedes have this little thermometer which they…
The little red houses you see everywhere Posted by Katja on Jul 21, 2010
My cousins were visiting me and my family in Sweden for a couple of weeks and just went back to Australia yesterday. My cousins are 12 and 14 years old so we could go on some shorter road trips with them while they were here. In Västerbotten, the county that I live in in the…
Roadwork at midnight Posted by Katja on Jul 15, 2010
In most countries even road workers have reasonably similar hours to everyone else. In the north of Sweden road workers work all night long in shifts, since it never really gets dark. They can continue working without being stopped by the lack of light like during the rest of the year. Another bonus about working…
Glassbilen Posted by Katja on Jul 8, 2010
Ok people, whatever season you have in your country right now we’re still in summer in Sweden. Some common sites are the strawberry stands outside grocery stores. Both private people and sports clubs stand outside the shops and sell. The stands get set up in the morning and taken down in the evening. A very…
The Swedish midnight sun Posted by Katja on Jun 15, 2010
Most of you have heard of the famous midnight sun. Well it’s as wonderful as people say. And takes some getting used to every year. In the areas where you get to experience the midnight sun you also have the really long winter, and the really short hours of daylight. In the spring when all…
Summer activities Posted by Katja on Jun 8, 2010
The sun is shining in most parts of Sweden and people are spending all their free time outside sunning themselves or working in their gardens. You will also see people playing “kubb”. The rules for kubb are these: Each team has 5 blocks of wood (kubbs) which stand on a line (baseline) waiting for the…
Skolavslutning Posted by Katja on Jun 8, 2010
Some of you might know this day as “Speechday”, other might just call it “End of the school year day”. What ever you call it, it is a wonderful day for almost all students. The skolavslutning takes place on different days each year. usually the school term stops in the second week of june. Most…