It's actually been so long since we went to Geneva, that we've been on another holiday since! This time Jimmy's parents very kindly took us and his brother to Stockholm. We were there for 5 days, and had rather a rainy time but still found lots to do!
We had an excellent trip to the Vasa museum, which houses the largest and oldest wooden boat from Sweden. It's huge and has some fantastic carvings all over it....but unfortunately sank a mile into its voyage....
My favourite place in Stockholm, this was the highest point on a tiny island a short walk from where we were staying on Gamla Stan. Lovely views over the water and very peaceful.
The long windy journey to the top of City Hall tower which had about 365 steps but fantastic views.
It was Euro 2012 while we were away and Reginald still found time to watch a bit of football, though was as disappointed with the results as us.
Stockholm is made up of lots of islands surrounded by very clean water, and Jimmy decided he wanted to hunt down the spot on Langholmen which was home to two city beaches, and go for a swim!
Whereas I preferred seeing the bears, among other animals, at Skansen Zoo.
We're both big fans of stieg Larsson's "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" series, and found the address where the character Mikael Blomkvist apparently lives. No sign of him currently!
On our last night in Stockholm we went to see Dropkick Murphys in a theme park, which was good fun! Jimmy also went on some horrible rides including the massive freefall drop to the left, while I was more interested in what flavour of ice cream I should get!
The owners of the apartment we stayed in had some family connection to Leo Tolstoy, although we never found out quite what it was.
And I'll end this post with Nyan-Cat in Sweden and a rather unusual flower bed we found!
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