There were lanterns hanging in the windows at the Wardhus on Sandhamn.
The one good thing about the dark winter in Sweden is candles. This country is candle crazy.
When it’s dark, people bring out all the candles – and by this I mean that they use them all the time, buying them in packs of 100 at IKEA. By this time of year, every home and apartment dweller has them out on their tables and windows. Cafes, bars and restaurants also place candles on the tables and in the windows. Even my gym has lit candles at the check-in counter. And stores and restaurants sit bigger candles outside their doors to welcome people in. It’s all very cozy. And very necessary to ward off the evil darkness.
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You know, I actually really can’t stand all the cozy, romantic lighting. It creeps me out. I do not need a candlelit parent-teacher meeting.
I feel like Swedes are always sitting around in the dark. Turn on the overhead lighting, people!
Too funny Antropologa! A candlelit parent-teacher meeting seems a bit much to me too! And I’ll have you know that my overhead light is on!
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