Spring Equinox at Aifur Viking Restaurant, Stockholm, Sweden
I’m traveling for work, and was in Stockholm last week, so I wasn’t home to do any kind of organized ritual for the equinox. Our hosts took us to dinner at Aifur, a Viking-themed restaurant where playing is encouraged, which ended up being just the right place to be that night!
Since we were a large party, our waitress had us pull coins from a large goblet of gold (three each), and then she demanded “payment” when drinks were delivered, which was much more fun than paper drink tickets.
Welcome to the restaurant! Image credit: Aifur.
Image credit: Aifur.
The feast! Image credit: Aifur.
It was loud and raucous and not my usual thing at all, but the host’s enthusiasm is infectious, the staff are encouraging, and being with a bunch of local people descended from Vikings who were happy to play along made it easy to get into the spirit of things.
We had a great time in a Viking feast hall, with lively music, good food, and plenty of mead to celebrate the passing of winter!
