Postcard: Sinning before Lent with semlor
Technically, I’m not supposed to be eating this crazy looking pastry (semlor) before the end of the month/early February, but the beau and I dug in anyways.
In Photos: Sweden welcomes its World Junior Hockey Champions
Winning their first gold medal since 1981 (in 31 years!), needless to say, Sweden’s national junior hockey team was treated to a hero’s welcome at Kungsträdgården in Stockholm. Picking my favorite photos was difficult as I took well over 150+ of just the team alone.
Postcard: Gott Nytt År – Happy New Year from Stockholm
View more fireworks photos over on my photoblog on Sweden.se.
Postcard: Swedish Julbord for Two
Cooking a typical Swedish julbord for two on Julafton (Christmas Eve) which is when we actually celebrate Christmas here in Sweden. Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas day as well. Note – My heart goes out to all those affected by the senseless bombings that took place on Christmas day in my native Nigeria.
Photography: Dogsledding in Swedish Lapland
While visiting the 406-year old Sámi market in Jokkmokk, I got to tag along with Matti & Stina and their 38 Siberian huskies across frozen Lake Skabram…
Postcard: Nobel Week kicks off in Stockholm
Lots of stuff going on in Stockholm this week; the most high profile being the beginning of Nobel Week. All week long, there’ll be a series of concerts, lectures, interviews, conferences, the ceremony itself, and its blinged-out banquet.