Testing out the 'West is best' theory
While the blazing sunshine has made a comeback, it feels like summer is starting to come to a close here in Sweden as people return to Stockholm from their countryside cottages, a few more students are present around the campus, and my email inbox no longer remains empty for weeks at a time. The summer holidays over here are very much centred on July; this year, as everyone deserted the city for the month, I had an arrival from the UK to join me for some exploring. Despite a need for 2 weeks of quarantining on his return, Tom (my brother) made the trip across to Stockholm, facemask in place, for a 10-day visit. On Tom’s arrival, we headed straight to the car hire spot to pick up our trusty Skoda for the coming week. After an initial day of catching up, decontaminating Tom’s stuff, and picking up supplies, we put the car to good use. The next day we were blessed with sunny weather so drove over to Bogesund peninsular, about 45 minutes north of Stockholm, for a woodland and coastal walk...