The Swedish bottle shop

You may not have heard, but in Sweden the only shops with off licence are called Systembolaget. They are open Monday to Friday and some of them on Saturdays until the afternoon. It goes without saying that partying in Sweden requires some planning! I went to my local systembolaget today and once inside, I felt like I was in the tax free shop of a big Cruise'ship, this feeling was coupled with a small feeling of shame. The shop was packed with people stocking up for Saturday, Sunday and perhaps for rest of the week. If you want to go to Systembolaget, it can be useful to know that the sign looks like...