It's beginning to look a lot like jul!
There's a dusting of snow on the ground, a smell of cinnamon in the air and glowing stars in the windows, Christmas is most certainly on the way here in Sweden. I can't get enough of the saffron treats, pepparkakor (spiced biscuits) and hot glögg (Swedish mulled wine) that are ever present at this time of year at Christmas markets, parties, cafes and just piled up around the department. Since my last post I've had one more visitor (Diese, the chef from the Grocer Cafe); discovered that I actually will be spending next February studying on Svalbard; been to the ballet, the royal palace Christmas markets and a Luciadagen service; attended numerous Christmas parties and have made use of my new ice skates on the free Kungsträdgården rink. Diese at the classic view point At the end of November Diese came over for a few days before she returned to Brasil for 3 months. While she was here it was the Bolin Centre Days at University, an event where climate scient...