May 2012
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April 2012
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How to... make delicious carrot cake
Carrot cake is awesome! And a must to have here in Sweden.
But always getting one in one of the many nice cafés can be quite expensive - especially here in Lund or probably in whole Sweden.
But here is the solution: DIY - and get a really delicious cake - even better than the really great one at Coffee Point here in Lund ;-)
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Here’s what you need:
250 g very soft (nearly...
March 2012
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Brunius – a great café in the city center!
Brunius is a cosy, small café near Mårtenstorget which you hardly notice when passing by. That is why we present it – you should no longer overlook it as it is worth a try!
The café is housed in an authentic brick house, and the rustic brick walls from the outside are also inside the café which contributes to a special atmosphere. The café is named Brunius after the owner and builder of the...
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Countdown to Valborg/Sista April - spring...
To all the international students who spend their summer semester here in Lund: congratulations you definitely chose the right time to be here. To all the Swedes: tack så mycket for being as you are and for your great student traditions. This spring will be awesome! So time to get psyched and start the countdown to the last of April!
As with many Swedish holidays, it’s really hard to tell the...
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A soap about student life in Lund
Check this out!
It’s a soap about the typicall student life in Lund produced by Steve - Student TV Lund. Great plot and great actors ;)!
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Trip to Copenhagen
Copenhagen is one of our favourite cities! Therefore, we love the fact that it is just a 50 minutes train journey away from Lund. So, if you haven’t been in Copenhagen so far you should definitely start to plan your visit – especially when you are currently living in Lund!
The city is just amazing and has a lot to offer. When you go there the first time, we recommend to start your trip by just...
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Great photos from Lund!
Photo by Russ Juskulian
We found a great website with various, nice photos of Lund! See for yourself here!
The photos are from Russ Juskulian, a freelance writer and photographer for famous magazines and newspapers such as the New York Times, The Boston Globe etc. He also wrote the interesting NYT article about Lund, we published earlier.
Enjoy the rest of the weekend!
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Tittskåpet – a great antiques shop in Lund!
Last week we already presented some great second hand stores to you. If you are looking for older and more elaborated things to decorate your home, then definitely Tittskåpet is the place to go! Tittskåpet is a really small, but cosy antique shop in the city centre of Lund. It offers great antiques that have character and a unique story behind it.
I personally really enjoyed to rummage in the...
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Springtime- Time to travel! Where and how?
Springtime is the best time to travel especially for a city trip. And there are so many places to explore! So we thought we will help you a little bit to organize everything. We listed some ideas on where to go and how to get there for a reasonable price.
Berlin
The capital of Germany has a lot to offer with its famous landmarks such as the Reichstag, the Brandenburg Gate, Checkpoint Charlie and...
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10 reasons why we cannot wait for the spring in...
Officially, spring here in Sweden starts on March 20th but the last days you can already feel it more and more – spring is trying to chase away winter. And we are so looking forward to it! Did you recognize the buds on the bushes and do you hear the birds sing?
Here are 10 reasons why we cannot wait for the spring in Lund to come.
1) We’ll finally be able to sit outside in one of the many...
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Thomas recommends his favourite places to go...
Time to get some new recommendations from our Lund insiders! This week we met Thomas, a philosophy student from Helsingborg. He gives us some tips about what is worth to be seen in the close sourroundings of Lund.
And these are his favourite places …
…to eat: “The homemade burgers at Viggos are great! It’s right next to the station”
…to relax: “Well, I like to watch football matches ….but I...
February 2012
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How to… make delicious Kanelbullar!
Kanelbullar (cinnamon rolls) are one of the most delicious and probably most famous traditional buns in Sweden and for sure you have already heard of them or even tried them somewhere, like at St. Jakobs Stenugnsbageri here in Lund, who have, in our opinion, the best Kanelbullar in town.
However, if you are as crazy about those delicious buns as we are or if you have Fika regularly, which often...
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Steaks and fries at M.E.A.T.
Last weekend I was lucky enough to have dinner at M.E.A.T.! It’s a steak house in the city centre of Lund and since I walked by there the very first time I wanted to try it. Now I did and it was really great and so delicious!
First of all, the location is really nice. The interior design combines small details that reminds of a butchery with a warm and cosy atmosphere, which I think is really...
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Lund loves second hand
And so do we!
In Sweden, second hand is quite a big thing compared to some other countries. I personally love to browse around in the second hand stores Lund has to offer. Of course in such an international student’s city, there is a need for individualistic and also a bit cheaper things. And since there is quite some fluctuation of international students who don’t take their stuff back...
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How to... Learn Swedish with Alexander Skarsgård
Photo by GQ.
Probably you have already heard about Alexander Skarsgård. You haven’t?? He is one of Sweden’s most famous and certainly best looking actors.
After all, he has been elected five times as Sexiest Man in Sweden and in 2009 he was among the 100 Sexiest men alive. No surprise, he was born in Stockholm where according to many rankings some of the most beautiful people come from.
His...
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Sara recommends her favourite places to go…
We hope you enjoy our regular postings of personalised recommendations from people living in Lund. This week it is up to Sara, a biomedical science student, who originally comes from Karlskoga in Sweden. I met her in the city centre on Klostergatan on her way to meeting some friends at the coffee break.
And these are Sara’s favourite places in Lund …
… to have a coffee: “Now, I am on my way to...
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Tasty sandwiches for lunch!
Today we went out for Lunch again! This time we tried the sandwiches at Widerbergs Kött & Charkuteriaffär, which some friends highly recommended to us.
Widerbergs is a butcher close to Lunds stadsbibliotek. Besides meat and cold cuts, they offer sandwiches and bagels at lunchtime. And according to our impression it is a popular place for grabbing some decent food around noon, as it was a bit...
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Lund 'best place to live in Sweden'
Although we knew it before, now it’s official! We can call ourselves proudly citizens of the best place to live in Sweden!
The local : Lund ‘best place to live in Sweden’
And proably we can add a lot more reasons than this article gives us to confirm it. Let’s collect! Leave us a comment why you think Lund is the best place to live in Sweden :)
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Coffee at Coffee Point
Many people like grabbing their coffee or drinking their coffee at the big coffee chains like Espresso House, but we think that by visiting the cute little cafes with their nice atmosphere here in Lund you get to know Lund much better and you will experience Lund on a much more personal basis. Today we want to introduce anoter lovely café in Lund.
One of my (Caroline) favorite places in Lund to...
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Looking for an awesome but easy dessert recipe?
Invite some friends and surprise them with our great dessert tip. It is our own creation and we named it “hallon dröm” – very creative, hhm? It is absolutely delicious and easy to prepare.
All you need is:
Frozen raspberries
Kesella – Vanilla flavour (a great Swedish crème which you can use for desserts, sauces, toppings etc.) – ca. ½ package per dessert portion
Chocolate (dark or milk...
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Ice hockey in Malmö
Swedes love ice hockey! This is one of the many ideas we have in mind about them. And it’s true that ice hockey has always been a very popular sport here both for players and for viewers. There are many hockey-clubs all over the country and every boy has at least once tried to play ice hockey.
So, if you are in Sweden you should definitely go to see a game. Marion and me went to Malmö to watch...
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Karneval in Lund?
Actually, every four years in May there is a student carnival in Lund – Lundakarnevalen. The last one, however, was in 2010 and thus, the next one will be in 2014 again – so it’s quite far away. But right now for example in Germany there is ‘Fasching’ – our crazy 5th season - and also the kids here in the north are celebrating Karneval right now. So first of all we want to wish you all a lot of...
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Fika time in Ebbas café
A fireplace that warms you up and creates a cosy, nice atmosphere in the winter. Or sitting outside during summer enjoying the sun while drinking a coffee. Sounds nice, doesn’t it?
If you are looking for the place where you can have that all, we can tell you where to find it:
Ebbas skafferi in Lund. The mixture of café, restaurant and take away is placed within an old, heritage-protected...
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The cheapest stores in Lund II
Under the rubric “The cheapest stores in Lund” we already presented you some good opportunities to save money. Here you find our newest tips :
TRANSPORT
Taxi Skåne
Student taxi
If you can provide a student ID they offer the possibility to travel at the same rate as Bonus Card customers.
Booking Center: 0046 (0) 40 330 330
GYM
K-Yoga.Se
Yoga courses in English with ca. 20%...
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Planning your visit in Lund or looking for nice...
Today we want to provide some answers to the question we got quite often in the last days – where to stay in Lund or where to accommodate your guests. Thus, we are presenting our first Lund hotels and hostels guide where we present our first suggestions for you.
Hotel Concordia
Located right in the city center of Lund, in a rather quiet street, only 3 minutes walk from Stora Södergatan, hotel...
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Sporty Lund – Train at Gerdahallen!
One of the first things I recognized when I moved to Lund last summer was that the Swedes are really sporty! Honestly, I have the feeling almost everyone here is interested and active in sports – which I really admire. It’s awesome and motivating, because it makes me want to do more sports as well!
So, when I was looking for a cool gym within the first weeks, a number of people recommended...
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Björn recommends his favourite places to go...
As already introduced under the category ‘people’ we will regularly present personalized recommendations of favourite places in Lund. After Markus gave us some inspiration this time Björn, a chemical engineering student from Uppsala shares some insights with us.
And these are his favourite places in Lund…
…to party: “It really depends on the day but on Fridays it’s definitely...
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It's Valentine's Day in Lund
Puss och kram på Alla Hjärtans Dag
For all of you who are not familiar with Swedish, you can probably infer the meaning from the special day we have today (For all the romantics of you: It’s Valentine’s Day, or like it is called in Sweden – Alla Hjärtans Dag). So: – Kisses and hugs for Valentine’s Day!
We’ve already posted some ideas on how to surprise your love with some nice self-made...
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Love Swedish music!
Photo by Kmeron
The Swedes are famous for their extraordinary sense for design, fashion and trends, their creativity and, of course, their GREAT MUSIC. Indeed, a lot of cool and successful bands are coming from this lovely Nordic country. So, if you really want to experience Sweden in all its facets and you haven’t already discovered some Swedish bands for yourself, you should absolutely do it –...
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♥ How to… make a great Valentine’s present! ♥
Found your love of life in Lund or just had caught an eye on someone you like? Then do not forget – on Tuesday, 14th it’s Valentine’s day! We all know that Valentine’s day is not about the biggest and most expensive presents, but that the nicest ones are the self-made, small presents as they have a personal touch! We browsed some blogs for you to get inspiration on do-it-yourself Valentine’s...
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What your nation choice says about you
photo by bjaglin & Arielle.info on flickr
Which nation did you join? In the end it doesn’t really matter. Or does it? Maybe the choice of your nation says more about you than you thought. Read some serio-comic interpretation of what this could be.
Västgöta nation
Or VGs as you might call it. As a VG’s member you certainly are a very humorous, playful person who loves fun activities. Your...
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Lund from a tourist perspective
For those who want to know a bit more about the “tourist aspects” of Lund, we gathered the most important information for you in this post.
Lund is one of the oldest cities in Sweden and once was the spiritual and cultural center in northern Europe. It belonged to Denmark until 1658 and since then it is part of Sweden again. In the 14th century there were 27 churches and seven monasteries in...
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The best place to buy fruit and vegetables in Lund
After finding out that not everybody knows this place, we find it important to introduce it to you:
As you already know, everything is expensive in Sweden – really everything? No! Believe it or not – here is a place where you can get really good fruits, vegetables and much more for comparatively little money.
Hidden on a small passage way connecting Stora Södergatan and Grönegatan and...
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Ever tried the lunch at the nations?
We did! And actually we all thought: What a pity that we have not tried before. Actually, we went to Lunds Nation for lunch on Monday and it was really delicious – cabbage with minced meat, potatoes, cucumber salad, brown sauce and lingonberry jam. See for yourself on the picture!
Additionally, knäckebröd and tabwater was available. And the best: everything for 35 SEK! We all know that...
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You are the greatest!
This post is to say thanks a million to all of you!!!
We are running ‘Experience Lund’ for 3 weeks now and we are really overwhelmed how our blog has already developed over this short period of time! We would never have expected that!
The number of visitors, fans, likes and followers is growing every day and we already received a lot of positive feedback and great suggestions how to further...
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Love @ Lund: Doro, Björn and their Erasmus love...
photo by MhAgEeR © 이삼 on flickr
You read our post yesterday about how to… date in Lund? You went to a party and tried it? Were you successful? Then this great lovestory we found on Süddeutsche.de could be your story soon:
For Doro (22) a law student from Heidelberg and Björn (27) a computer science student it all began on a corridor party of a mutual friend in Delphi:
Doro:
Erasmus,...
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How to… date in Lund
Find out how Dating in Sweden works!
photo by madmetal on Flickr
It’s weekend and it’s time for some action. It’s the perfect time to meet new people and to go on a date. But do you know how dating in Sweden works? Do you know that apparently for dating in Sweden you have to get really, really drunk ;-) ?
As a non-Swede it is hard to get how Swedes manage to go on dates since they...
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Invite some friends and cook a typical Swedish...
We all know eating out in Sweden is really expensive. As a student money is sometimes scarce, we all know that problem ;-) So why not cook something by yourself? Invite some friends and make your own Swedish sittning! We, for example, cooked a typical Swedish dinner last week: Köttbullar (Swedish meatballs) with mashed potatoes, brown sauce and lingonberry jam.
And we can definitely recommend...
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Markus recommends his favourite places to go…
As already introduced last week, under the category ‘people’ we will regularly present personalized recommendations of favourite places in Lund. After Martin and Anton have made the start, this time Markus shares some insights with us. Markus is from Germany and we met him on Sankt Petri kyrkogata on his way to the central station.
And these are his favourite places in Lund to …
… have a coffee:...
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It’s all about fika and pastries…
As some of you might already know, one special ritual in Sweden is having ‘fika’. Fika means more or less to have a coffee break with friends, family or colleagues and it is considered as part of the Swedish culture. Since drinking coffee or tea with friends is a great leisure activity and of course a nice distraction from studying, it was very easy for us to get used to it!
Usually, the Swedish...
January 2012
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How to... prata Svenska!
Best online platforms to finally learn Swedish!
Tyvärr, jag förstår inte. This sentences has become one of the most used ones for me here in Lund as…well, I have to admit that although I am living in Sweden now for six month I don’t really speak Swedish. Honestly, I feel a bit bad about this. Especially when I came home for Christmas it was kind of awkward. Of course everybody wanted me to say...
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Searching for yummy Kardemumma Bullar in Lund?
We think that you can find the best cardamom buns in Lund at Lunds Stenugnsbageri. They taste fantastic!
The bakery has a rustic charm, with its wooden shelves for the breads and their big stone ovens in its back. They offer a variety of sweet bakery, and delicious-looking loafs of breads. Unfortunately, we were not able to test everything, but the smell in the small front room and the...
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The cheapest stores in Lund
As you all know, Sweden is quite expensive and therefore it is always nice to know some places where you can save a little bit of money. See our tips below for cheap stores in Lund!
BIKE REPAIR
SF Cykel
Skarpskyttevägen 2
COPIES
University printer
Lundaböcker
Monday to Friday 10:00-17:00
Kiliansgatan 11
Lexis (if you have the copy bonus card with 100 copies for 50 SEK)
Monday to Friday...
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Ready for the weekend? Party tips!
Photo by roitsch
Finally, it’s weekend! Did you already make plans? If you haven’t decided where to go yet, here are some of the parties going on in Lund and Malmö this weekend.
FRIDAY
Hallands nation
Pub and Club!
And you should really do it in that order. The pub starts at 7pm and offers a great dinner for you and your friends. After that you can go straight to the club which opens at 10pm...
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A trace of Hollywood in Lund
by Britta Heimann
Lund, Skåne Lan, Sweden – 07.December 2011, 05:24am – Bus stop Universitetssjukhuset – one girl waiting to hop on the Skåne Expressen #6 to Ystad. Why Ystad you might wonder, and why at this god forsaken time? For somebody working in the film and TV industry in Sweden probably the only and correct answer would be: I bet they are filming another Wallander down there again. And...
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Experience some of Lunds cute stores
Are you looking for nice decoration for your room or for cute and “not so mainstream” presents for your new (and old) friends? Then we recommend two stores which are places where we love to go to and that we think are worth a visit every now and then.
The first store is Hemma Hos Emla located close to the Juridicum at Stora Gråbrödersgatan 12. Here we found nice and selected room...
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Sweet presents and Soulfood
If you want to find sweet presents for a dear friend or if you just love chocolate, tea or spices, Chocolaterie Karavaan is the perfect place to check out.
When walking around in the city center we once found this lovely store, which is located next to Saluhallen. When you enter the store, you are immediately surrounded by tons of pralines and chocolate – heaven for everyone who is addicted to...
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Buljong – Soup makes your day!
Last week we were looking for a nice place in Lund to have lunch, take a break from studying and get some new ideas for our blog. We ended up at Buljong, a small soup spot on Östra Mårtengatan, close to Mårtenstorget in the city centre of Lund.
It is a lovely place, which serves a small, weekly changing menu of soups for around 60 SEK. Sourdough bread, dips and a very friendly service included!...
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How to… baka Kladdkaka!
Swedes are really good in making pastries. There are a lot of different sweets to accompany your fika coffee. One of the first things I tried during my initial weeks in Lund was Kladdkaka, a chocolate cake that is similar to brownies. Since then this is my absolute favourite and I have been desperately looking for a good recipe. A few months ago I finally got one from a Swedish girl in a coffee...
