Stockholm and the unexpected early come of fall-like weather

In trying to find creative ways to study I did a day trip to Stockholm to put my Swedish skills to the test. There, situated in the old town, one can find a book shop that is no doubt worth a visit. The store is specialized in sci-fi, fantasy and horror spiced with an abundance of related merchandise that also fills the shelves. Going upstairs a real heaven for role-play and classic board game fans opens up. A book or toy is sure to be found for readers (or just fans) of any age. This also includes comic geeks and movie collectors. Most of the books are in English, but also Swedish copies are sold (luckily for me!).

The staff is very nice and is able to give recommendations along with any other kind of help. They speak English very well, but this time around I managed in Swedish -another thing they where very kind with was my not-so-perfect verbal production. No problem.

I tend to walk by this cool story-lover's paradise and drop in whenever I find myself in Stockholm. It is fairly hard to miss since it has quite a central location on Västerlånggatan (Västerlånggatan 48). Hence I warmly, I emphasize, warmly recommend sparing the place a few minutes of your time (a fair warning: most likely a few minutes will get you nowhere as you'll be so mesmerized) even just for the experience. If you are elsewhere in Sweden, you might like to know that they also have locations in Göteborg and Malmö and I dare say that they are also worth popping into.

This last visit I made, I walked out as the happy owner of two new books: Cirkeln by Mats Strandberg and Sara Bergmark Elfgren (the name translates to the circle) and a beautiful classic to add to my collection's credence, Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie.