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Valborg (Walpurgis) Celebrations!

Posted by zlatin

(EDIT: This is from 2013, click here for current information) Tonight is Valborgmässoafton (or Walpurgis Eve) here in Sweden! This is a great, traditional spring celebration where Swedes gather in th

Swedish Design at HAPPYsthlm

Posted by zlatin

Pretty soon Stockholm will be filled with happy summer visitors! Swedish/Scandinavian Design has really become a famous and popular concept these days and one of the top questions I get from visitors

Royal Apartments at the Palace

Posted by zlatin

The Royal Palace (Kungliga Slottet) is hard to miss if you are visiting Stockholm... located on the north-east corner of Gamla Stan, this palace actually has one more room than Buckingham Palace

Stockholm Culture Night (Kulturnatt)

Posted by zlatin

kulturnattstockholm.se (EDIT: Links and info from 2013, for current info... click here!) This Saturday, April 20th, is Culture Night (Kulturnatt) in Stockholm. This is the fourth annual Culture

Restaurant Cultur

Posted by zlatin

Bar area with fantastic picture windowsI have visited another new restaurant this week! This time it was Cultur Bar & Restaurant in Gamla Stan (the old town). My guess is that the name is a play

More Sure Signs of Spring

Posted by zlatin

Canal Tour, Photo by Gomer Swahn, StrömmaThe start of the Stockholm City Bike season isn't the only sign that spring is upon us! Strömma is starting to roll out their sightseeing boat tours of the ci

Stockholm City Bikes - 2013!

Posted by zlatin

Bikes with new sponsor: Air ToursA true sign that winter is over... the Stockholm City Bike season has started (April through October). Stockholm is a fabulous city to bike around... lots of late eve

Festivals & Events in Stockholm- Spring Summer 2013

Posted by zlatin

(EDIT: Be aware that this is the 2013 calendar. for this year... click here!) Not a cloud in sight for the past couple of weeks and just about all of the snow has melted away. This means it is time t