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Midsummer Weekend 2013

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Photo yesteryear Marie Andersson, Skansen The biggest vacation inward the Swedish calendar is only a niggling over a calendar week away: Midsummer (June 21st to 23rd)! It rivals Christmas every bit a vacation to pass alongside friends in addition to family, filled alongside age-old traditions. On this weekend, Swedes flee the cities in addition to caput to their solid set down homes to celebrate inward the outdoors. Unfortunately, every twelvemonth Stockholm is filled alongside tourists who are unaware of this vacation in addition to are confused why the metropolis resembles a ghost town. While it has teach improve inward recent years (as Swedes teach to a greater extent than capitalistic inward their mind-set), many restaurants in addition to shops are all the same closed in addition to fifty-fifty a few museums. But non to worrry, at that spot is all the same enough of things to produce & meet in addition to ways to sense traditional Swedish midsummer. Here is a niggling guide t...

Tip #9 - Midsummer Inwards Stockholm

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( Edit: Please banknote that this weblog entry is from 2013, for 2013 weblog entry click here! ). Poor tourists! Every yr they wander only about Stockholm Midsummer weekend (June 25th to 27th) wondering why the metropolis has been turned into a ghost town. They don't empathise that Midsummer rivals Christmas when it comes to a vacation that is celebrated alongside household unit of measurement together with friends. Many stores together with restaurants closed every bit Stockholmers caput to their countryside homes to celebrate inward truthful infidel style. But, non to fear... in that location are nevertheless enough of things to create this weekend! The best bet is to caput to Skansen park. There y'all tin forcefulness out witness the traditional Swedish Midsummer celebration... singing, dancing only about the maypole, games together with much more. Open betwixt 10am together with 10pm, in that location volition hold upwards celebrations going on all solar daytime together ...