In homage to my friend and colleague Kyle, who will soon be moving to Sweden, we set out on Saturday afternoon in search of authentic Swedish meatballs, lingonberries, modern design, and cheap furniture and home decorations. We strapped Stella into the car and took off:
Wearing purple, which was voted the best color in Sweden.
Consulting the map for directions to our great northern destination.
Behold! Great puffy Swedish clouds!
We finally spot the tell-tale blue and yellow sign with the Swedish font.
There it is, the blue box of wonder!
I've heard that Sweden is obsessed with sauce. The Swedish Weight Doctor is for those that like gravy a little too much.
Husband: Where did we park the car? Wife: I think it was in the $9.99 throw section.
A warm lowercase Swedish welcome.
Methodist Koreans in Sweden too! Who knew?
Certified authentic Swedish meatballs. We took the meatball shortcut.
What clever little carts they have in Sweden. Stella was amused....for approximately 30 seconds.
GET ME DOWN, she says.
Testing the bright Swedish table...is everything so colorful in Sweden?
if you avoid the gravy you can fit into the rocking chairs.
Beautiful Swedish gardens.
OMGGG GIANT SWEDISH SPIDERS WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT STEP ON IT MOTHERFUCKER IT'S GOT MY FOOT AHHHHHHHHHHHH
Kyle has told me many things about Sweden but he never mentioned the traditional Swedish crayfish OR the traditional Swedish buffalo chicken wrap. Do they come with lingonberries? Where are the Swedish fish?
We stop for a snack in the cafe: meatballs with gravy, mashed potatoes and lingonberries. I've never felt so Swedish in my life.
Spongy little balls of meat. Yum.
Let me translate these signs for you: Leave your kids here while you shop! We've got Wall-E on! The second sign: Fucking Delicious Meatballs!
Actually, in slang smaklig maltid means "bon appetit." But "Fucking Delicious Meatballs!" is the official translation.
Thank god they translate their signs here since they use so much slang. The official translation is "your bra is showing."
And then we went home with the bright little table. The end.