This pretty mountain train terminus is one of my favourite buildings in Åre village.I've just come back from a skiing holiday to Sweden, where we'd planned to spend most of the time on the beautiful pistes of Åre. In the event I got only a few days on the mountains, because unseasonably warm weather … [Read more...]
Fäviken Magasinet, near Åre ski resort, Sweden, revisited
The atmospheric Fäviken Magasinet is housed in an old grain barn.I was a little apprehensive about my third visit to Fäviken Magasinet, the acclaimed restaurant run by young Swedish Chef of the moment, Magnus Nilsson, since often when you revisit a place, which you've been raving about, you are … [Read more...]
Sweden: Fäviken restaurant in Åre
During my extended skiing trip last month I was lucky enough to visit a most fantastic - and unusual - restaurant near the Åre ski resort in Northern Sweden. The chef, Magnus Nilsson, of the remote Fäviken Magasin has become a bit a celebrity. He has been selected as one of the … [Read more...]
My Nordic Adventure – Skiing the Åre way
The sky was brilliant blue against white snow when we arrived in the Swedish ski resort and mounted the Jämtland flag. I was staying in a ski lodge close to the centre - and to the lifts - with my oldest friends, 'girls' I've known since school and who, as the years pile on, I realise know me … [Read more...]
Just one more post about skiing in Åre
You may have noticed that I'm fairly partial to skiing. Most people think I've been doing it since I was a toddler, learning to ski between the legs of my father or mother like those cute little things you see on the slopes nowadays. But no, I didn't learn to do downhill until I was in my twenties. … [Read more...]
More from Åre
On our last day in the Swedish ski resort it was bitterly cold (-20C outside) and I decided not to hit the slopes. Instead I took pictures of the views over Åresjön at different times of the day. In the morning as the sun rose mist gathered above the frozen lake.When the sun set around four pm the … [Read more...]
Happy New Year from winter wonderland
It's shaping up to be one of the best New Year's house parties ever. We are in Åre, the largest (and best) ski resort in Sweden, staying with good friends. This was the view that greeted me this morning. I may not be posting a lot until 2010...At the moment I'm just relaxing after a wonderful day on … [Read more...]
