Midsummer

I live in a country that has not been to war for several hundred years. I think that is the reason why the national day is not really something that you celebrate that much here. If there is any day that we think of as Swedish, it's midsummer eve where we come together to eat traditional food, sing, drink snaps and dance around a flower-tree for ancient reason connected to fertility. I totally understand how strange it must look for foreigners. This year I celebrated midsummer at my cousins place in the countryside. It's very beautiful there and even if it was cold we could not help ourselves from getting into the pool. Thank you Ida and Andy for your great hospitality.