summer's finest

fresh strawberries = a glorious Swedish summer treat.

-- fresh strawberry cake with a cookie crust, sponge cake and vanilla custard topped with sweet, bright berries.

Brogyllens Konditori -- Göteborg, Sweden

a day in the city

some gems in Sweden's second city.

-- a golden brain in the stockholm room from the röhskka museet.

interesting to see an exhibit plan in the 

works at the röhskka museet. --

 --  I am a link in Amida Buddha's golden chain of love that stretches around the world.  I will try to keep my link bright and strong.  I will be kind and gentle to every living thing and protect all who are weaker than myself.  I will try to think pure and beautiful thoughts, to say pure and beautiful, and to do pure and beautiful deeds.  May every link in Amida Buddha's golden chain of love be bright and strong and may we all attain perfect peace.  (röhskka museet)

-- (above) our ergonomic family back packs immortalized along with our office chair in the röhska museet.

-- how they all become one. (röhskka museet).

-- classic view of liseberg. (göteborg, sweden).

fredrik's ice cream pick

swedish ice cream american style ... aka over the top.

-- 1 kula italian chocolate ice cream (dark chocolate with a hint of orange) and 1 kula rocky road ice cream with kex strössel, a chocolate and sprinkled covered pirouette cookie finished with a sparkler topped toothpick. 

Lejonet & Björnen Ice cream parlor -- Göteborg, Sweden

a great big lovely mess

don't worry mom this isn't for me :)

-- a mix of goodies from sweden that I and many swedes love (daim chocolate bars, geisha chocolate bars, and kex chocolate bars, 2 types of knäckebröd, pepparkakor, chokladbollar, gourmet dark chocolate with hazelnuts.

Göteborg, Sweden

chokladbollar

had to try what many of the swedes have during their fika.

-- chokladbollar, a chocolate shell studded with shredded coconut on the outside filled with a chocolate and oatmeal mixture in the center.

Göteborg, Sweden

views of sweden

other pictures of Göteborg, Sweden as per request of my mother.

  

-- views around the harbor with reflections off of the opera house.

glass - ice cream

glass with a thrillingly happy coworker.

-- vanilla ice cream with pecans, a chocolate streak, and marshmallows topped with "chokladströssel" aka chocolate sprinkles.

Göteborg, Sweden

midsummer's delight

the traditional swedish midsummer's treat.  

-- jordgubbar (strawberries) with real unsweetened whipped cream.

Göteborg, Sweden

my father's daughter

sometimes nothing but some crackers and st. agur will cut it.

-- knäckebröd (crispy swedish flat bread) with st. agur cheese

Göteborg, Sweden

sötsaker -- candy

Sometimes all you need is a cup full of candy.

-- chocolate orange slices, chocolate coconut bonbons, chocolate covered jellies, chocolate covered gummy bears, peach gummies, pineapple raspberry gummies, and a gummy heart

Göteborg, Sweden