We arrived in Stockholm from Bergen around lunchtime on Thursday. After meeting our friend and dropping out bags at his place we set out to find some food.
At restaurant Pelikan we had Swedish meatballs, mash and beer. Traditional and satisfying. After stalking through dark alleys and unlit paths exposed on both sides to train (see slow mo video) and truck we found the path we intended to take and arrived at Fotografiska, a contemporary photography gallery. The photos were a combination of the Humans of New York photographer Brandon Stanton and Robert Mapplethrope — honest, gritty and dark.
We briefly walked through Gamla Stan (the old district) on our way home.
We slept in a little the next day and set off for the ferry at about 11. We left the ferry at Djurgården and began a walk through autumnal trees and parklands. Absolutely beautiful. We followed the river all the way to the eastern end of the island. On the way back we stopped for lunch at the Kaknästornet — the radio/tv communications tower.
After resting a while we made our way to the Vasa Museum, which houses the re-floated Vasa. It sank after a sailing time in the hours due to a fatally flawed design, simply rolling over in the wind. It was sunken for 333 years then found and raised in the 1950s. The history, restoration and stories are all quite amazing.
Finished the night with tasty vegan food and mead at a Viking bar.
