Spring in Stockholm (but not in Reykjavik)

So, it seems like spring has arrived in Stockholm: the tree leaves are budding and the flowers are out in full bloom!

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In celebration, we flew north to Reykjavik, Iceland yesterday.

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The weather could in no way be described as warm. However, after seeing lots of kids milling about (rather than being at school), I googled public holidays and discovered that today is apparently the First Day of Summer in Iceland. Now I’m not sure whether to believe that we’ve fallen back or jumped forward a season.