Sweden, Iceland & Copenhagen

A November loop through Scandinavia. Stockholm by way of Sigtuna and Gardstanga, then Iceland for a few days, ending in Copenhagen.

Scandinavia in November is dark — the sun barely clears the horizon at the latitudes we were at. But there's something about the cold light, the candles in the windows of every café, the snow falling on cobblestones, that makes you understand why this part of the world has the highest happiness scores in the survey rankings.