Stockholm

Growing up, I spent every summer and many a Christmas at my mother’s childhood home in Gävle, located about 2 hours north of Stockholm. As neither of our morföräldrars (grandparents) spoke much English, my sister and I honed our Swedish along with absorbed the traditions and ways of our culture.

Last July I spent a few days in Stockholm with my Sparrow Hoteltwo daughters - and loved being back. We had some delicious traditional meals, took a ferry to one of the outlying islands, and soaked up all the beauty of this wonderful city. We stayed at the lovely Sparrow hotel and could not have been in a better location along with the most amazing breakfast buffet. I’m still dreaming of their smoked salmon..