Category Archives: Life in Stockholm

A trip to Skensen

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Zhenyu Lin
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A view of Traditional Swedish things and animals!

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Cross the Baltic Sea

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Zhenyu Lin
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It is definitely a great experience to travel around Baltic Sea by ship. In Stockholm, it is really convenient and inexpensive to get a ticket if you book at the right time. There are cruises to destinations such as Helsinki, … Continue reading →

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Swedish Gingerbread Cookies – PEPPARKAKOR

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Zhenyu Lin
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Pepparkakor, gingerbread cookies are the staple of Swedish Advent coffee gatherings and celebrations and the must have baked good of the season. In Sweden, Advent is holy, not just because it represents a religious tradition, but more practically it celebrates … Continue reading →

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Swedish Traditional Mulled Wine – Glögg

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Zhenyu Lin

Glögg is the name for mulled wine in Nordic countries.  It is spelled gløgg in Norwegianand Danish, glögg in Swedish and Icelandic, glögi in Finnish. It is a traditional drink during winter, especially around Christmas and Halloween, made of red wine along with various spices and raisins. With or without snow there’s not too many things as heart warming as glögg in winter time. … Continue reading →

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Museums 2 – Fotografiska

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Zhenyu Lin
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I went to Fotografiska in middle of September, and it was really an amazing trip.   It is around the T-bana station Slussen, which is on both redl line and green line. You can take a 10 minute’s walk there … Continue reading →

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Nobel Prize Lecture Live Webcast

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Zhenyu Lin

Today, the Chinese Writer Mo Yan gave a lecture at 5:30 p.m. CET The whole lecture is casted: Mo Yan Lecture     The lectures on Physiology and Medicine are gave by Sir John B. Gurdon, Shinya Yamanaka at 3:00-4:45 p.m. CET … Continue reading →

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To Meet Nobel Prize Taker Mo Yan

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Zhenyu Lin

About Mo Yan Chinese novelist and short story writer. He has been referred  by Jim Leach as the Chinese answer to Franz Kafka or Joseph Heller. He is best known to Western readers for his 1987 novel Red Sorghum Clan. In 2012, Mo was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for … Continue reading →

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First Impression about KTH and Stockholm

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Zhenyu Lin
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On the first day when I arrived at Stockholm and KTH, I know this year will be a nice year. The environment is totally different and tremendous. The buildings in the city area are tidy and well-decorated. Few skyscrapers and nice urban plan, … Continue reading →

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About this Blog

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Zhenyu Lin

Hello, everyone I’m Zhenyu Lin, master student in KTH. I’m in the joint program EIT ICT Labs, majoring in Human-Computer Interaction and Design and minor in Entrepreneurship. I open up this blog to share my experience and life in Stockholm … Continue reading →

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