Christmas season in Stockholm is in full swing! Swedes celebrate the holiday on the 24th, so technically here, my birthday is the day AFTER Christmas. I won’t be spending the actual holiday here in STKHLM because I am going TO FREAKIN’ PARIS, FRANCE! So I am trying to embrace all of the Christmas activities and sites that Stockholm has to offer before leaving.
The first Julmarknad, or in English Christmas market, was located in Gamla Stan. We went the last weekend in November and it was crowded already. In retrospect, I found out it is the “tourist” Christmas market. Any event set up in the center of the Gamla Stan square will be scenic and adorable, but there were only about 30 booths to shop through.
The following weekend, we ventured to Kungsträdgården to the Julmarknad at the Royal Stables. There were probably about 100 stands to sample and shop through. There were numerous stable rooms to walk through and you could even see the Royal horses and chariots, too! I sampled candied nuts, a dozen flavors of fudge, reindeer jerky (I declined on the bear and hog jerky), olives, and mustards. It was also crowded, but had more of a Christmas spirit with glög, mulled wine, and pepparkakor, gingerbread. I picked up small gifts for my momma and nana at a hand made wire ornament stand. The Royal Stables does charge 100 SEK to enter the grounds, but I think it is worth it.
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