We welcome the presidency of Sweden in the European union and celebrate it in Hampstead Heath on this glorious hot summers day. And it was so Swedish and so brilliant. As part of a free festival event trough the summer, Sweden on stage was organized by the city of London and the Swedish embassy and to pay for this free festival there were some obvious sponsors like IKEA and Tetra pack. It really felt Swedish - family friendly, environmentally friendly, Swedish hot dogs and of course Swedish music in the form of Sami songs, Miss Li and BAB! Paul made the best Swedish pick nick to date which included homegrown beetroot salad and homemade meatballs. Mina absolutely loved it too. She was so entertained and watched many many of the acts with great enthusiasm then clapped merrily afterward.
What a fantastic day we had!
Photos of the day
Only swedes will get up and do friskis and svettis on a festival
Finally arrived, after a mission tube journey (realized on the tube we'd forgotten the pick nick basket so Paul went back home to get it....couldn't possible NOT get it after all that hard work)
Benny Andersson Band and yes they did play one ABBA song...
Mina is getting well into the music
....and eating ice cream
BAB is still going strong after 2 hours of performance
'Swedish' summer....well almost, as close as you can get to it without being in Sweden.
Wow. looks like a most idyllic day!
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