By this time in our trip the traveler's cold had firmly taken up residence in our chests, noses, and throats. We all woke up feeling quite rough, but we were determined to have a nice final day in Stockholm. We once again packed up our belongings, bid farewell to our Gamla Stan apartment, and headed for Stockholm Centralstation. Conveniently, this was just a short walk from Gamla Stan. Inconveniently, it was still very, very hot out in Sweden. Mixing heat with a strong cold was less than ideal, but we marched on regardless.

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Some time ago, we announced our intention to go on a trip across Northern Europe, hitting the Nordic capitals of Helsinki, Stockholm, Oslo, and Copenhagen. Shortly after that, a customer of ours reached out to us and let us know that he knew a baker named Mattias over in Sweden and that he could introduce us. Obviously, we were excited about this as we didn’t have any contacts or connections in any of these cities, so this would be a chance for us to get a better look at Swedish baking culture.

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