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Dinner menu for Nobel Prize winners

Sweden is the country which gives the Nobel Prize. They have a dinner after the awarding ceremony in the restaurant here in the City Hall. During the bus tour, I heard that in…

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Out of Order

When I went under this lift, I learned it is called Katarina Elevator and one of the main attractions in Stockholm. I have a fright of height, but I always want to go…

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How Expensive!

Northern Europe is known being expensive. It is really so. For the dinner, we chose a restaurant from my guide book to enjoy seafood. The foods were good, but not that good to be…

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Bus & Boat tour

In Stockholm, we took a comprehensive tour with a bus and a boat with the audio guide of many languages. Seeing the city both from the land and the sea, I should understand it…

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Power of Ikea

I feel somewhat sorry for Swedish people, but when I saw the Swedish blue and yellow flag immediately after I got out of the Stockholm Airport, I thought ‘ oh, Ikea is there’ without thinking….

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Glittering windows

One thing I was impressed in Stockholm was the shiny windows. I wonder why…maybe because Swedish people are very keen of wiping windows, or something to do with the material of the glass,…

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Reindeer

It is enjoyable to eat local foods when you are travelling.Here in Stockholm, I found reindeer meat in the menu of a restaurant in the old town.Of course I chose that.To be honest…

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The Old Part of Stockholm

The old part of Stockholm is called Gamlan Stan, sounds like Indian or something. It is very nice with colourful buildings and cobbled streets. According to the guide, it is not too old,…

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Cold!

This is the first time for me to visit Stockholm. It is a beautiful city with a lot of water and very soft light. But, oh, it’s cold! It was middle of spring,…