Stockholm in September

I am back in London after spending a few restful September weeks in my hometown of Stockholm. This is always my favourite time to go and also when I think the city looks its most beautiful. There is a new freshness to the air coming in from the sea, and the colour of the leaves have just started turning but it doesn't feel like full on autumn yet - you can still pick a bright bouquet of flowers at Rosedahls Trädgård. It is when people still take their Fika (coffee and cinnamon bun for me) outside bundled up in knitted scarves and jumpers, see friends for the seasons last few glasses of rosé or even take a morning swim in the lake before work. This is the time of year to walk everywhere and really enjoy what the city has to offer.

Corners of the WorldNikie LundquistOctober 9, 2024Weekend, Style, City, Stockholm, Lifestyle

Postcard from Stockholm

Sunday was spent outside in the Stockholm autumn sunshine, walking in the royal park that is the island of Djurgården. We stopped for a coffee and cardamom bun (the most important Swedish tradition ‘fika’) in an apple orchard at Rosendals Trädgård, a cafe and bakery which also has a plant shop.

Life Musings, Corners of the WorldNikie LundquistOctober 13, 2020Djurgården, Stockholm, Travel, City, Weekend, Fika, Rosendal, Garden

Snapshots from a Swedish Island

I have spent the last week on the Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea. Often referred to as ‘Sweden’s Ibiza’ it has a unique landscape that you cannot find anywhere else in the country. Many of coastlines on the island are made up of shales and limestone rock formations called rauks. The main town on the island is called Visby, an old Hanse trading port with a still mostly intact medieval city wall, cobbled streets and colourful houses. Its a magical place like no other ✨