So Chaud!
It’s hot in Paris this week.
(much more dramatic than in Celsius)
We will be retreating to air-conditioned spaces for the next several days. Does anyone have some good movie recommendations?
Author: Tiara
Not Just Food
In case you have the impression that all we’ve been doing in Paris is going to bars and restaurants, don’t worry – we’ve also seen a few sights:
A Look Back at Copenhagen
We were only in Copenhagen for a couple of days but despite our short timeline and the wet weather we managed to see a lot. Our first night we visited Tivoli to see the imaginative rides:
Copenhagen Style
Copenhagen has style. Lots of it. It seems careful design decisions have gone into everything from cafe chairs:
La La La
Sometimes you are in a restaurant in Sweden and everyone starts singing:
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Midsommar
On Thursday we took the train to Almhult to meet up with Ian’s parents on the farm of some family friends. It’s Midsommar (Midsummer) in Sweden this weekend and there are lots of festivities happening in the small towns surrounding the farm.
The farmhouse
Exploring Stockholm
We had one full day in Stockholm and, in our usual style, walked about 10 miles trying to see all of it. We started with delicious pastries at Petrus, a cafe near us in Sodermalm.
Kouign amann, cinnamon bun, and cardamom bun
A Good Start
Our flight was delayed departing Oakland and we hit some complications using our credit cards to get bus tickets from the airport to Stockholm, but this made it all worth it:
From Nystekt Strömmingvagnen in Sodermalm Square: herring with mashed potatoes, dill mustard, pickled cucumbers, and lingonberry jam
Goodbye Party
As much as we are looking forward to this trip, we are really going to miss our friends! We had a nice goodbye party with some of our closest friends at Off the Grid in the Presidio yesterday, where we enjoyed a food truck feast and some really special beers.
