Stockholm

[dinahsmum]

We had beautiful weather - remember sunshine and warmth?
Here are a few pics



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The king heard we were in town and sent the HorseGuards to trot past our hotel! ;)



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Does my bum look big in this?
I waited ages for the other half to take a pic of me at the bottom of this narrow steep throroughfare in the Old City. *Sigh* I gave up and started walking up ... and the so-and-so snapped me. Men!


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[angieh]

Great pictures DM - I'd love to go to Sweden. And I don't begrudge the Swedes some nice Summer weather - they do get an awful lot of cold and damp in the winter!

Have you been watching "Wallender" on BBC4 on Monday nights?

[dinahsmum]

No Angie - I believed the critical hype about it being gloomy and never watched it. I read your enthusiasm for it earlier and will make a point of watching it when it is next repeated.

I love the Swedish practice of having lots of outdoor seating at eateries and drinkeries but also having 'blankies'. either on the seats or at a central spot, so you can stay as the evening cools and snuggle into a soft fleece or (at the posher places) lovely woven blankie

[pookyandjo]

great pics DM... Sweden is on our list.... (along with most other places on this planet!!) it certainly looks very European.. love the idea of the ourdoor eateries with blankies...sounds like a wonderful way to spend the afternoon/evening... sunshine... wine... nibbles.. blankie.. more wine :)

[dinahsmum]

....... and the wine comes in at only about £6 or £7 a glass Jo :shock: It's not a cheap destination.
We had
1 beef and spinach lasagne
1 pasta 'al forno' with pasta sheets in rolls with zuccini and ham in a cheese suace (very nice if not well described)
2 glasses of beer
1 glass of red wine
in a very nice but very 'ordinary' Italian restaurant.
The bill was 450 Krowns, which became 500K with the obligatory 10% tip. At 12 to the £ that works out at pretty much £42.

[pookyandjo]

eeeek!...42 pound.... thats about $87 aust at todays exchange rate!!!:shock: :shock: :shock:

[angieh]

That's expensive! I had heard that Sweden is not cheap. Don't think any of the Scandinavian countries are.

[yola]

When I went to Norway in the late 80s it was a fiver for a bottle of beer (bottle not pint)!! The only thing that was cheap was moose stew :shock:

What lovely photos . . . I adore northern European architecture almost more than southern (it's in the blood I suppose). It looks like a warm, friendly and extremely interesting place to visit and no - your bum doesn't look big in that!!!

[Mags]

Great photos DM, it looks a lovely place ........... and they have sunshine there too!!:D

[Moli]

Lovely place, looks so clean...Somewhere I will definitely add to my list too..........