FAMILY TRIP TO SWEDEN / STOCKHOLM AND ROSENDALS KAFE

The past two summers, I’ve been fortunate to have the opportunity to photograph the most wonderful family who happen to live in Stockholm, Sweden. Just last month they were in Oregon again and I shot their family photos. Upon our mention that we’d be traveling to Sweden, Pauli invited us to stay with them. It was a generous offer and we happily accepted. We spent two very fun, giggle, silly, girly evenings with them.

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PINOne great thing about staying with a family in Stockholm was that we got wonderful recommendations for where to go and (more importantly) where to eat. When Pauli told us about Rosendals Kafé, we knew that was where we needed to go. It’s the most incredible café tucked into the most extraordinary garden! They make food straight from their gardens, it’s always in season, and it was spectacular! The menu changes daily depending on what’s available. It was such an inspirational place. Without intending to we spent nearly our whole day there.

PINPINPINPINPINPINPINPINPINWe ate our wonderful food in the garden where we made new friends and Gigi ran and played. Then we browsed through the shop, I wanted to buy the cookbook for the café but they didn’t have it in English. We picked up a sweet treat for later and then walked the grounds, meandering along paths until we found our way to the ferry.

We took the ferry across to Gamla Stan, or the Old Town area of the city. It was pretty touristy but there was a lot of people watching to do. We wandered and walked until late afternoon when we decided to head back to Pauli’s home to make dinner for her and the girls.

PINStockholm is such a beautiful city. We only got to spend one amazing day there but it’s on my list of places I hope to visit again and again.

Later this week I’ll share some photos and stories from here in Edinburgh, Scotland and I have a new recipe and cooking video to share too!