Stockholm

We caught train from Uppsala to Stockholm for 3 days of exploring this lovely lakeside city's food seen and a Castle or two....


foodie finds...

Espressino was the clear winner in coffee stakes ,interestingly enough one of the Barista's is a Melbourne boy who has been working there for 3 months...great fitout ,they only sell croissants,these yummy cinnamon twirl thingys that i have become addicted too,and some filled flat rolls that can be toasted
Coffee is prority here,few tea's on offer if you dont need major caffeine fix....

Bistro Sud
after a few hours exploring the city and finding Benny from Abba,s hotel
we retraced steps back to a great little Restaurant that we had spotted earlier ,serving swedish food..reindeer anyone?
i loved the decor here,grey walls ,lovely chandelairs,upholstered banquettes,wooden tables and lovely staff
food was great!!


Drottningholms Castle
we took train and bus to the residence of the King and Queen of Sweden,
after a sroll around adjacent park we stopped at the tea rooms for an open sandwhich ,once recharged then off for a peek inside Castle,we joined the english speaking guide and were shown around the interior of Castle,wow interesting,
The King and Queen live in a wing off main Castle with some of the formal gardens and lake cordoned off,so alass did not spot them
after tour we caught steam boat back to centre Stockholm around 50 mins,very pretty !!!



we went to old part of city numerous times,well worth a look fantastic old buildings cobbled stoned lanes and alleyways, with loads of restaurants,cafes and shops, irish bars seem to be here in numbers,we Dined here a couple of times at different venues
we never did find the ABBA Mueseum !! Abba muesuem and fun park are only open for the summer apparently,
However one stop away from old city centre on underground Near Central station was the Highlight for us
The Ice bar in the Nordic Sea Hotel,was incredible,we had to throw on these cloaks and gloves then venture into a massive freezer where maybe 20-30 others were getting stuck into Absolute Vodka cocktails which were served in an ice glass ie; totally made of ice,great fun,great novelty!!!