Tag: Stockholm
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UN day
Yesterday was UN day in Sweden. This is a day when we are supposed to celebrate different cultures and countries. From my experience, this is mostly only celebrated by schools. […]
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Winter Vomit Disease!
I got this email today at work: “Winter vomiting disease will soon be here, most active between November and April.” So ring the bells, lalala… it’s winter vomiting time again! […]
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German restaurant
Went to a German restaurant this past weekend with some friends. Is it possible to go to a German restaurant and not discuss WW2 at some point? It always […]
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A tip..
… Just a short entry for Friday. I had to put out coffee and sugar at work for for visiting guests today. Never put a sugar bowl in the reach […]
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More posts about the darkness
Unfortunately, I don’t mean the music group… It’s become even darker this week. I woke my youngest son up today who kept complaining that I was a horrible mother for […]
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Twilight zone nightclub
I stumbled upon a hidden jazz club the other night. It was great! Just a little underground place that you can see when coming out of the movie theater (which […]
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Movies
I went to the movies this week which started me thinking of the differences between movie theaters in Stockholm and Houston. So today I have a list of pros and […]
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Why can’t we be more Czech
Last winter, our family went to Prague for the Christmas market. We discovered a wonderful thing about Christmastime there – they start selling hot wine at 10 in the morning! […]
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Freebies
In Stockholm, there are always people in the morning handing out the Metro, which is a free newspaper. It’s nice to have it handed to you, as everyone is usually […]
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Pop the cork, it’s time to work
One great thing about Stockholm. Every job I’ve worked at, there’s always a bottle of champagne in the fridge.
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Getting darker
It’s already getting darker outside. It’s supposed to be gradual after the autumn equinox. Just a couple of minutes a day. LIES! It jumped an hour earlier just 2 days […]
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What’s up with the cherries?
Why is cherry not a flavor in Sweden? I’m from the U.S. and I’ve travelled to many other countries in Europe. They all have cherry flavors! Cherry candy, cherry liquor, […]
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All hail the mighty cinnamon bun!
One of the best things about Sweden is all the pastry-themed holidays. Today is Cinnamon bun day! When I asked why we have a cinnamon bun day, I was told […]
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Discount Airlines
Let me tell you a little story about a trip we took on one of these discount airlines. To protect the airlines identity, I’ll call them Lyin Air. We chose […]
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Bugs
One good thing about living in Sweden – a surprisingly small amount of bugs in the house. No roaches! Only fruit flies for 2 weeks of the year and maybe […]
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Garbage
I used to live in a building with a trash chute in the stairwell. That was the greatest. I could walk 3 steps outside my door in my pajamas and […]
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Nap time
I was reading an article in the paper earlier this week about activities on the subway. Five people were polled regarding what they like to do while riding the subway. […]
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Swedish driver’s license
So after 3 attempts at the theory test and 4 attempts at the driving test, I finally got my Swedish driver’s license! My idea is that they took a look […]
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Coffee
Major panic in the office yesterday. The man who orders the coffee went on vacation. NOOOOO!!!! Our department was completely out of coffee. There was a mild panic and traffic jam of […]
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Things I learned today
1. Apple cider vinegar can turn your skin red 2. If you put an egg in your hair and rinse with warm water, it will cook. Conditioning hair and […]