It's Midsummer time again!!!!

The entire Sweden is soaked in Midsummer festivities.

Midsummer signifies the day when night is same as day. There is sunlight throughout the night.



The Swedes celebrate this day by having parties which go till wee hours in the morning. It's also said that on this day, everything that grows in wild have magical powers. So, the local people here get the flowers and keep it at home to have the magic throughout the year........

It's Wedding weekend in Stockholm!

It's a wedding weekend in Stockholm!

There is great excitement around the wedding of Princess Victoria with Daniel (standing in middle). The wedding will be attended by head of various countries.

The entire Stockholm city is having a festive environment.

Indian Grocery and Masala in Stockholm

The two best places to get Indian grocery is Kista Grossen near Kista metro station and Tajmahal in Stockholm downtown (near Hotorget metro station). These grocery stores have a good stock of Indian masalas and food items.

If you are a Thai/Chinese food lover then you can get the grocery/food items near the Hotorget metro station.

Trip to Gothenborg

Last week I visited the second biggest city in Sweden, Gothenborg. Gothenborg is a base of some well known manufacturing companies like Volvo and SKF. What I liked about the city was a blend of tradition and modern.

I took the express train from Stockholm Central Station and it took me around 3.5 hrs to reach the destination. The journey in train was amazing as I got a nice view of the beautiful landscapes.

As suggested by a friend, I took a day pass after I reached Gothenborg. It was cheap and I got unlimited access to both bus and trams. I attended a seminar in Svenska Massan (Swedish Exhibition) center.

After that I took a city ride in the tram and visited some of the places like botanical garden and the Gothenborg downtown.

The next day I again took the afternoon train to come back to Stockholm.

Getting an apartment in Stockholm

Getting an apartment in Stockholm is difficult. You need to plan for apartment before you arrive here. Some of the sites I suggest to find an apartment are www.bostaddirekt.com and www.indica.se . There is apparently huge shortage in apartments due to regulation in new construction. The best period to search for apartments is the month of June and July. This is when most of the Swedes go on vacation and they rent out their apartments.

My Trip to Stockholm

I took the Qatar Airways flight from Delhi to Stockholm. The entire trip duration was around 12 hours with a stopover in Doha.