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Our plane landed in Stockholm at 7am Friday and we arrived at our hotel by 9. We chose a hotel (this time) located near Hortorget the site of my favorite Sunday flea market and above PUB the oldest department store in Stockholm. We were not able to check into the hotel until 3 in the afternoon so Peter, David and I took our jeg lagged bodies to the streets of Stockholm for great shopping, snacking and sight seeing. I hit three favorite second hand shops at which I purchased a few great pieces of art, a traditional snaps bottle, a vintage tomte dish and lots more. The weather was sunny but cool...to the point that David enjoyed a bowl of hot cocoa in the square of Gamlastan before all three of us trudged back to the hotel, checked in, and collapsed for a 3 hour nap. We awoke, refreshed, and headed to Grodin (red frog)a favorite restaurant located on Grev Turegatan in Ostemalm. On our way there we passed two musicians who looked like something out of a photo shoot-tanned skin, chiseled features, fabulous golden hair. I then realized, as we walked and took our seats for outdoor dining, how incredibly handsome the men of Stockholm are! Thus my inspiration for the photos from Day one. The buildings, and flowers are pretty nice too...photos of those will follow in Saturdays blog.
Labels: gamla stan, grodin, klaradal, ostermalm, Stockholm, Swedish Antiques, swedish art, tomtes
# posted by Klaradal Swede Thoughts by Sue @ 1:16 AM
