As it was Martin´s birthday on friday, we thought we’ d spend the weekend in Stockholm. So that´s what we did: Friday to Sunday, Sweden.
at the airport: free champagne for every birthday child. yayy!
we heard that there was a snowstorm in stockholm. but the clouds looked very puffy.
actually it was pretty sunny
as we approached sweden you could see: it is definitely still winter there.
Welcome!
on our way to the hotel
which was a former prison
with pretty cosy cells
after checking in we made our way from our station (everything in sweden just sounds funny like HORNSTULL) to get some decent swedish birthday food.
and we found some at pelikan
starting with traditional bread and butter
followed by 3 kinds of herring
and the main dish: kötbullar, not the tiny ikea ones. needless to say, the birthdaychild was pretty full afterwards.
i also got some delicious stuff: red beet something, spinach, grilled goat cheese,pumpkin and pine nuts.
saturday morning: waking up behind barred windows or as we say in german "schwedische gardinen"
starting the day with a walk around the neighbourhood
having breakfast
in the sun
and strolling around again
despite the sun it was pretty cold. that´s why a lot of dogs wore coats.
this sign says "beach"- yeah, well..
this says " i dont know what" (but it looks creepy)
another thing on the list: visit nostalgiepalast
why, you ask?
it´s the biggest record store in stockholm..
it looks like someone got caught buying records!
later on it was my turn: cute dogs in boutiques
sweets,
sweets with funny names
meeting trolls (me having sweets in my mouth)
and even more sweets!
oh, and did i mention there were sweets?
but not only sweets (and swedes), also nice houses we saw
as we approached the old part of the city (it was also pretty cold)
the sun went down and it got even colder
and well...
there was a decent sunset
a snowy city
and more pretty houses
and one picture showing both of us looking weird.
there were boats as well
and an all you can eat vegetarian buffet!
on the last day we only had two hours left to spend
there was a flea market
and martin found himself a pictures with a bomber plane on it. year 1977. had to buy.
we also bought some crisp bread
swedish monarchy chocolate for grandma
and they have snus vendors in supermarkets
as well as cigarettes, papers and condom vendors.
so much for the shopping
after that we took the fast train to the airport
passed the winter scenery
and the blue skies
to go up up and away. destination: vienna the grey.
