Hotell Adlom, Stockholm, Sweden Apr 27, 2013 About to check out. Still 6 hours until flight, so will have to deal with significant boredom. Beautiful day, so may try a couple of parks I have yet to get to.
Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden Apr 26, 2013 Went via ferry to Waxholm. About an hour from Stockholm in the Archipelago. 75Kr each way seemed cheap for the stunning scenery. 30,000 islands in the archipelago. Some so small they just had one dwelling; others just a few; and settlements on other bigger ones. Plenty of photos on camera to capture the architecture. Lunch in Waxholm, then back for the souvenir shopping.
Stockholm Opera House, Sweden Apr 25, 2013 Sitting in the Operan waiting for a Strauss opera. I have no idea from the Swedish title what it is. And it will be sung in Swedish. So what did I get? Real musical comedy. Half an hour then interval. Easy to get a drink. The gold foyer upstairs very impressive, as is the auditorium. Then second act...only work for the chorus. Dancing too. Then, when they should have had a second interval they sent out a standup comic who was integrated into final act. His fina...
Sodermalm, Stickholm, Sweden Apr 24, 2013 Once the conference finished this afternoon I took the Tunnelbana (Metro) to an 'arty' area just across the water from the main city. It is called Sodermalm and is hyped as the 'Stig Larsson style gritty side of Stockholm'. Hardly. But much more real than the other side, and quite a few galleries and so on. And nice views back over the city from a clifftop path. Currently having a beer at the Charles Dickens pub. One of 30 on tap. Anticipate having a simple meal ...
Norra Latin Centre, Stockholm, Sweden Apr 23, 2013 Day two of the conference so a full day there. It stays light until 9pm or so, so I headed off to Gamla Stan to the Nobel Museum. Small, but quite interesting. Then had a meal at what Trip Adviser suggests is a pretty good place called Djuret. A beef place that serves one beast at a time, and use all of it. I had tartare and liver. Both quite good.