Göteborgs Kulturkalas

The Gothenburg culture festival took place this weekend which meant loads of people all over town, a bunch of concerts and tempting food options.

Break dancing champions bringing it in at the end of their show

This girl had awesome hula skills and was bouncing off four pieces at a time. Given that my record is probably spinning a single one of those for ten seconds, I was very impressed.

12 more days in this lovely city and then I´m off to a Stockholm adventure for the next few months. 

I guess that means I better start packing.

xx

E

a sunny fika

It seems like the Swedish weather is doing its best to make up for last year's near complete lack of summer.

Which means it's time for freckles, sunglasses and fikas filled with chilled drinks.

For those of you unfamiliar with fika:

Technically it's a coffee break but somehow it's so much more than that. It's a Swedish social institution.

Swedes love their fika and so do I. You can't really go wrong with a good break with friends, especially during days like this.

My lovely Joanna

There's no turning back for me after having discovered iced chai latte.

Enjoying the weather

Keep on shining sun!

xx

E

Dancer

I ran into another group of the culture summer job project at Brunnsparken and this time around I saw a performance by a band. One of the band members was a dancer so every now and then she'd dance while the rest of the band played. 

It was one of those awesome little moments where the surroundings are so lively that the photography becomes pretty much effortless.

As you can tell I'm a bit fascinated with black and white photography at the moment.

Ahh! Summer!

xx

E

A Gothenburg summer

Gothenburg is offering culture related jobs for young people this summer. I ran into one of their groups at Järntorget during a little walk around the city and snapped a few pictures. 

I love how the city becomes alive during the summer. There are people everywhere, even when the sun is hiding.

Lovely!

I hope I get to see more of these groups this summer.

xx

E

The backyard

There are few places in Gothenburg that offer a better view than my neighborhood, Masthugget. After a day spent mostly inside I decided to grab my camera and head over to the hill right behind my building to enjoy the view before the sun went down.

After all, one of the things I've learnt over here is that sunshine is not really abundant in Gothenburg, you've got to catch it while you can.

It really is a privilege to only have to take a few steps out of your building to enjoy such beautiful scenery.

I can't wait until the weather bumps up a few more degrees because this lovely place is the perfect spot for some barbecuing and beer.

xx

E