Today is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year -- known in Europe as Midsummer Day. Revelers danced at Stonehenge when 
the sun rose this morning and had their annual dispensation to actually touch the prehistoric monument. Because of the sun's 24-hour presence in most northerly places like Scandinavia, all sorts of myths surround this day.
In Scandinavian countries, the "midnight sun" remains visible in the sky all night. I'll never forget staying up all night to witness that phenomenon for the first time one Midsummer Night in Kiruna, Sweden, about 100 miles inside the Arctic Circle. You still have time to get to Kiruna for the Midsummer celebration this weekend.
Last year in Spain, my son enjoyed the frolicking/rollicking Bonfires of St. John in Valencia, festive with beach fires, fireworks and all-night partying.
