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stockholm: weekend outdoor market in södermalm

I happened upon a lovely outdoor market near the Medborgarplatsen area of Södermalm on Saturday. Södermalm is sort of Stockholm’s answer to the Village in Manhattan, or Haight-Ashbury before it became a completely gentrified parody of itself. In Söder—as it’s … Continue reading

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stockholm: medieval tavern medeltidskrogen sjätte tunnan

Úlfr Grímsson lumbers into the dark, noisy tavern. He is famished from a long day of seafaring and battle, and thirsty for a good jug of mead. Úlfr wearily lugs his Viking gear and sack into the tavern’s back room, … Continue reading

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foodbloggers in stockholm

The other day, I met Anne of Anne’s Food here in Stockholm. Anne and her husband very kindly invited me over to their home for a proper Swedish dinner. You can read Anne’s post detailing the delicious menu, here. I … Continue reading

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stockholm: östermalms saluhall

These photos are of Östermalms Saluhall, a gourmet food hall in the upscale region of Östermalm. The hall includes a variety of stalls, including a bakery, confectionary, greengrocers, fishmongers, butchers, and cheese shops. There are stalls that sell homemade goods … Continue reading

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stockholm: restaurang elverket, östermalm

Östermalm is a quiet, upscale district in the eastern part of Stockholm, hence the name Östermalm, meaning, roughly, eastern district. (It is also, apparently, the name of a Swedish rock band.) I wound up wandering around Östermalm in an effort … Continue reading

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stockholm: photos

Today I thought I’d post some photos from Stockholm, the most beautiful city I’ve seen. Not that I’m particularly well-traveled. But Stockholm is certainly unique. Enjoy! A gazebo in Skansen, a large park area featuring numerous museums, an amusement park, … Continue reading

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stockholm: steak on a plank

My Swedish co-workers are a lively bunch. They were very kind to invite me to their team outing the first day I came in to work. And so at 5 pm, a very civilized time to leave work, off we … Continue reading

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your humble servant, a criminal!

The other day, I was unceremoniously awakened—from a restful, sound sleep, I might add—by an irritating siren. Weeee-oooo, weee-oooo! *Bam, bam, bam* “Wha? Who is it?” “Ma’am, are you the author of anopencupboard dot com?” “Ye-es…why?” “You’re under arrest for … Continue reading

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where’s waldo?

Where does the sun set at around 10 pm or thereabouts? Why Stockholm in the summer, of course! I’ve just arrived and am already jacked in—blame it on jet lag. I’ve only seen a tiny, remote region of the city … Continue reading

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