Easter in Spain is very different from Easter in Sweden. Easter is celebrated for the same religious reason as in Sweden, i.e. to commemorate the suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus. However, many of the Swedish Easter traditions, such as Easter baskets and Easter eggs, have nothing to do with the suffering of Jesus, but originate from folklore and non-religious traditions... In Spain, it is easier to understand the religious connection!
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We woke up on Christmas Eve morning with an empty fridge and a desire to travel. So we headed west! We stocked up at a small unexciting supermercada and set our sights on a year-round campsite in the Picos de Europa National Park.
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Yesterday we were invited to a fantastic wine tasting and Halloween dinner at the home of Peter's son and his wife: Robin and Alexandra, together with youngest son Billie. We think wine tasting is a fun way to socialise while learning about wine and trying new dishes.
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Finally, it was time for the defence and the defence party! Yesterday I presented my research and the content of my thesis in front of an audience. After the presentation, it was time for the opponent, Dr Craig Melville from the University of Glasgow, to lead the questioning and discussion. He asked tricky but good questions. I was very, very happy with the opponent, but after two hours of questioning in English, I was still exhausted...
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We celebrate Midsummer with Peter's brother on Blidö in the Stockholm archipelago. They have a nice red cottage right by the water. Very idyllic and just what you want on a Midsummer's Eve. There are a total of 26 people here, and three motorhomes are parked around the site.
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Easter lunch on deck in the sun - what a fantastic day we have enjoyed! After a long Swedish winter, we are shocked. The sun is shining - and it's warm! We had to hurry to clean the deck from boards and building materials, and get the outdoor furniture in the motorhome. Now we wanted to eat Easter lunch on the deck!
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The Easter message - is it important? We are not religious, so maybe the message of Easter is not so important to us. At the same time, I think faith and traditions are a very interesting topic. The Christian Easter is celebrated in memory of the resurrection of Jesus, but long before we became Christians in Sweden, there was a tradition of celebrating the sun and fertility in connection with the arrival of spring. Today, the traditions seem to consist of a wild mix ...
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Yesterday we celebrated New Year's Eve in Langkawi, at a place by the beach called Oasis. For 100 ringgit (about 200 SEK) per person we got a buffet, fire, lanterns and fireworks. The nicest surprise was that Linda, Ludvig and their children, from Mary af Rövarhamn, came to join us, along with another Swedish family they know who are staying at a nearby hotel.
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Today in the afternoon there was a wedding in Lidingö church, between Robin and Alexandra. Teary-eyed we sat in the church with our cameras at the ready ... After the ceremony we went home to Alexandra's mum where we were offered champagne and snacks. Soon we will have a barbecue and continue the celebration ...
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Next weekend it's time: Robin and Alexandra are getting married! Yesterday morning they were both picked up for their hen and stag parties respectively. (Both knew that the other would be picked up, but neither of them knew what to expect themselves.) The hen party was a bit nicer than the stag party...
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