The Swedish X'mas Market 2011 #4

Swedish mothers & grandmothers in their traditional festive costumes.


Candles & candle stands.

I thought the one with several Santa Claus-es hanging in a merry-go-round kind of candle stand is pretty cute!!



Logically speaking, it means, Merry X'mas & Happy New Year?!!
Nu Är = New Year, yes?


Perfect match = Ikea shelves & Swedish food.





I believed these little men came from a little Swedish village...

... and they wanna wish everyone a blessed X'mas!!

The Swedish X'mas Market 2011 #3

Swedish/Scandinavian-style fabrics.

Whatever that means. Of course, there was the Swedish community who came to this X'mas market fair, I tried hard to listen to what they were saying, but Swedish is nowhere near the Latin for sure, they sounded closer to German, which I don't understand a s.i.n.g.l.e. word I hear or decipher any word I see that makes any sense to me.

Christmas-y table cloths.


Stripes, I like stripes. Kitchen towels, I think.


This piece of house prints fabric is my favourte among all.

The Swedish X'mas Market 2011 #2

Glögg - Mulled wine, warmed & mixed with spices.


Julmust - Swedish rootbeer sold only during X'mas period.  My Swedish colleague said, "You almost cannot find this in the supermarkets or anywhere else unless X'mas is nearing."


Swedish (Red) VS French (Black) menus.


What I came for mainly - Swedish meatballs in Lingonberry jam and Swedish hotdog garnished with fried onion bits and sweet mustard (So, Swedish eat their hotdogs with fried onion bits!!).

The Swedish meatballs prepared by the Swedish mamas & grandmothers weren't a disappointment!! I bought another 5 sticks back home to share with W but that glutton finished them all at one go before I could lay my hands on them!!

Ost, or Ostkaka = Cheese =)

I tried one that has a walnut aftertaste. It was excellent, I regretted not buying a slice back!!

J, one of my fav colleague with her warm wine and hotdog in hand.


The bottle of Sweden Lingotberry jam I bought from the market. =)

The Swedish X'mas Market 2011 #1

My Swedish colleague invited everyone in the office to visit the Swedish X'mas market held in his church during lunch time last Friday. I didn't know there is a Swedish church in Paris and I was really excited cos' he told us there would be Swedish meatballs (Köttbullar) better than Ikea's!! Mulled wine - warmed & mixed with spices (Glögg) and hotdogs!!

I realised it was within walking distance from where I live (and just a street away from the Embassy of Singapore) - You never notice what is usually right under your eyes most of the time, isn't it?


The Swedish flag flying in glory.



I'm not a church go-er but I like the place, gives off the cosy vibes.


Everyone loves a X'mas tree, right?


The Swedish mummies and grandmothers were selling fresh food in the exterior compounds of the church, while the Swedish or Scandinavian handicrafts, X'mas decorations,  dried, canned, packed and frozen food, etc were being sold inside the church.