H&M and minimalism in the same sentence? Only Sweden can take it’s retail brand H&M and turn it into Scandinavian concept store.

In a small, not very touristic neighborhood, lies H&M store like you haven’t seen anywhere else. There are only 3 stores like this in Sweden.

Stockholm is offering something called “Trädgårdskafe”. A beautiful minimalist coffee shop in the middle of the Swedish nature, often serving food prepared with locally produced ingredients. These garden cafe’s change their menu on a daily/weekly basis and offer mostly seasonal food.

Gamla Orangeriet is one of my favorites.

According to the calendar spring is here. But still there are no signs of blooming, temperature can drop at night to -2°C (and it can still snow), but something in the air feels different. 

I’ve been living in Stockholm for the last 7 years. I used to hate the month of March. How can it be still so cold when it’s almost April? The winter here is so long that your body is really craving for the feeling of warmth on your skin. You can’t wait to change your wardrobe, pill off some layers and wear other colors then black. 

The Swedes, on the other hand, love March. There is finally light! The long dark days of the winter are gone, and there are more and more days with blue sky. It doesn’t matter that it’s cold, as long as there is light. The knowledge that the warm season is ahead, makes March even better.