Did you know that Sweden is Europe's 4th
largest country? And Stockholm is its Capital City. Being in Scandinavia you need to visit around
summertime unless you are prepared for cold weather – which I certainly am not.
Some things you may not know:
Many many Swedish people eat pea soup followed by
pancakes every Thursday – why? This is a tradition that goes back over 500
years. It began because people used to
fast quite strictly on Fridays so wanted to stock up on something hearty the
day before. The tradition has survived
despite the country no longer being predominantly Catholic.
Swedish glass is popular around the world – stylish
too! And Swedish furniture. Rag mats are very traditional in Swedish
homes as well.
The city sits on 14 islands in the middles of a lake
and an inlet from the Baltic Sea.
Swedish
meatballs, made famous by IKEA stores everywhere, are a great
dish.
There are over 100 museums in Stockholm – perhaps not
the city's best feature (so many museums are so gloomy and oppressive) – but there
is a stamp museum which would be interesting to see.
I would like to visit Sweden, that is a nice feature that Stockholm is built on islands.
ReplyDeleteLovely post, Carole. I have a cousin who moved there from the Caribbean, and had to leave like two months later because she couldn't withstand the cold weather.
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