Sweden: land of endless daylight, beautiful people, and industrial strength coffee. Every morning at breakfast I have 2-3 coffees, and then the muscle under my eye starts twitching. It tastes really good though, and as quality coffee is hard to find in China, Emma and I are indulging our caffeine dependencies while we can. Breakfast is great here: cheap by Swedish standards, at 55SEK (approx $10 AUS), you can get a massive buffet of meats, breads, cheeses, fruits, and muesli lathered in yoghurt. Swedish food in general is good, healthy food with lots of fish and salad, but extraordinarily expensive. This is particularly the case with beer as well, which is also 55 SEK (approx $10 AUS) in a pub. A beer in China can be bought in a supermarket for 4 CNY (60c AUS) or
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