from our temporary apartment in gothenburg. and there was the sand and the rocks and the harbour. quite nice i must say. luckily sara lives there now, so i know that someone dear can enjoy what we once enjoyed.
i am travelling. far away love and friends make me move. crisscrossing scandinavia, exciting, exhausting. spending time longing. that has been reality in recent years. why do i want to be everywhere, maybe ending up being nowhere? half here, half there, half gone. is one meant to adjust to only one place? thoughts from a train, heading for gothenburg.
fermented herring. a traditional dish from northern sweden, famous for it's odour. many people open the cans outside, but not per and linda. they open them in a plastic bag, as the trained surströmming-eaters they are. we ate on their balcony. bread, butter, potatoes. red onion, hard cheese, tomatoes. herring on top. my second attempt in life to eat this dish. i started off warily, small pinches of fish that could barely be seen. i ended up gloriously, one whole herring on each piece of bread. the thrill, the chill, the beer and schnapps. evert taube sang hoarse songs from the stereo. there is no going back now - once a year is maybe not enough.