London to Stockholm

Today will be a transit day, although with the sun being up till about ten and sun rise about 3.30am in Sweden we will have time to explore when we arrive late afternoon. From the plane Sweden looks very green and neat with lots of water. Our flight was smooth and once we got through immigration and customs we caught a taxi to our apartment. It is still very warm in Stockholm with a top of 29C. Our apartment is on the 6th floor but luckily there is a lift - a quaint old fashioned one but suits the building which is about 400 years old. After unpacking we headed out for dinner at No.53 the restaurant under our apartment building. We had a delicious dinner - Ian had sausage pizza with a glass of Swedish beer, Angus had a flatbread pizza with chicken and rocket and I had a carpaccio of beetroot with goats cheese, walnuts and grapes, some calamari and some sweet potato fries. Everyone enjoyed their meals. We then went for a bit of a walk to explore the surrounding area before stopping at a local supermarket for some supplies. The people here in Stockholm seem very friendly and helpful - so a good start to our stay here. The weather has turned stormy tonight with some cool but sunny days ahead. Tomorrow we will collect our Stockholm card and Travel card and start exploring the city.Read more