Tag Archives: Linköping

Linköping Cathedral with half moon

We’re having some amazing weather in Linköping these days. This is Linköping Cathedral at twilight with beautiful, deep blue skies and the half moon.

Photo: Irrblosset, Linköping

Day 6: Sunday lunch

Day 4: Moon over T1

Day 3: Husmanskost

Holgerspexet – En komplex historia

One of many student-related traditions in Sweden is the Spex. Best described as an “interactive musical-theater”, a Spex is often based on a (very) loose interpretation of an historical event. This year’s version of Holgerspexet (one of two Spex groups here in Linköping) had targeted the greek tragedy of Oidipus and turned it into a, [...]

Snow

I love winters. I especially love when there’s a lot of snow and the temperature creeps low enough to make that snow nice and crunchy. Just like last year there’s been an extraordinary winter so far, with the snow from mid-November remaining on the ground all the way until Christmas here in Linköping. 57693 The [...]

A knock on the door…

…but nobody’s there. Instead I find this: 57318 Either someone genuinely wants to welcome me back to Linköping, or these cookies have some “special” ingredients

Just a few days more

It is a strange feeling sitting in my room and realizing that this year is almost over. In just a few days Scandinavian Airlines will take me home to the country in the north. But what is “Home”, really? I’ve been pondering this question during these twelve months. Sweden or Switzerland? Both? I’m not sure, [...]

Schwoosch!

A week ago I thought: “This apartment is so small, packing it will go in a jiffy.” Today I realized I have used eight moving boxes, and with only two left, things are getting a little tight. I do really have more stuff than when I moved in Yes, we are moving out of the [...]