stockholm is colourful, clean, and kinda cold. it snowed a bit when I was first got here. if you're traveling all over the place, be sure to bring clothes to accommodate all seasons. scandinavian climate is a bit colder compared to the rest of europe. better yet, drastically different from what i was use to in tunisia. but then again, global warming craziness has taken its toll, so i don't really know what's normal climate anymore.

learned: buying alcohol here is very strict (aside from bars & clubs). the gov't has a monopoly on it therefore you can only buy it from one chain of stores called system bolagett. they are only opened for a few hrs and close at 3pm. you can never buy any alcohol from there that is cold either. you would also think that absolut vodka would be cheaper here, but it isn't. reindeer meat (esp. in northern sweden) and fermented fish (smells awful) are popular here, nobel prize winners are awarded here, there's a royal family, apparently leaving your keys on the table is bad luck, the lion is their symbol, buy your metro tix from stores called pressbyran rather than in subway bc it's more expensive there, tax here is ridiculously high (this country is expensive), egalitarian and socialist country, forex is a good place to exchange your money, a product called snus is extremely popular (these mini tea-looking bags of nicotine you leave in your mouth); this is the only country in the EU that sells it since it's been banned everywhere else

noticed: the subways are aesthetically amazing (some are simulated as caves with modern and abstract art in each one), efficient transportation, escalators are sensored, the coins are heavy, marabou chocolate is good, young people like plaid, very symmetrical city, skavsta airport is ikea'd out, H&M is everywhere (naturally) 

words: hej hej-hello (the cutest 'hello i've ever heard), heyda-goodbye, tak-thank u, huir mordu?-how are u?, bra, tak-fine, thank u, nay-no, ja-yes, skol-cheers, sluten-sale, hiss-elevator

my mini subway series:

where u go to downtown stockholm

at another subway station

i like subway signage

name of this subway station in english is 'raspberry mountain.

caved-style subway

2 hisses

an abba record!

a hot dog stand

an art gallery at st. eriksplan

goldie at berns hotel

nice jacket

stus

cherryblossoms at kunstradgarden

the opera house

in the old town

jesus bearing his cross on wheels during easter