Hello..!
… Stockholm
2017 – Europe and Japan
Let’s embrace Fika
Here in Sweden they have Fika, which according to what I found on the internet means: “Functioning as both a verb and a noun, the concept of fika is simple. It is the moment that you take a break, often with a cup of coffee, but alternatively with tea, and find a baked good to pair with.”
Swedes are supposedly the worlds highest coffee drinkers, with eight cups consumed each day!
While I wouldn’t drink that many, this is one tradition I can get behind!
Less time than Scaramucci!!
Now that’s saying something.
Today’s Fika…
By Sempre – very Italian. Including the language!
Rent…
This is a coffee you have when you are waiting for a train. The train leaves at 11:44pm…. so sitting in the foyer of the hotel we stayed in requires us to have something, so coffee it was.
Strangely enough their is a track playing which combines the A-ha hit from the 80s ‘take on me’ and ‘happy’ by Pharell Williams… bizarre. Only a couple of hours to go!
Flying Elk..
Tonight’s dinner was had at the Flying Elk. First up as a snack was truffled popcorn – oh this was good).
Second dish was scallops with scrambled eggs, and truffles.
Kym had the schnitzel (yes you read that right – it is a gastronomic pub) and I had the fish with kohlrabi (which was pickled and cooked) and bacon.
… and dessert I had lemon tart with sorbet and Kym enjoyed eton mess.
A very enjoyable meal!
You could buy the book by the chef – but it’s in Swedish. Thankfully, we cycled here – but I think we should be doing more!
Stockholm
I thought is should share some water shots for Stockholm. After all, 30% of Stockholms area is made up of waterways.
Another 30% is made up of green space. Perhaps, like Sydney, that is why the road and bike infrastructure feels squeezed in. Despite its hills and cold weather the bike infrastructure is well used – especially during peak hour. There is a genuine rush on the way home. It feels like there more bikes than cars. But, as usual cars take up too much space and there is smattering of Swedish bogans with loud cars who think cities are good places to show off.
These photos were taken from a pleasant boat trip around the archipelago.
Fäviken Magasinet
We made it and it was magnificent. Here are some non-food photos.
Stockholm
One of the first on the to do list was to visit the Stockholm Stadsbibliotek. We ride our bikes there. Despite being a short distance the streets were packed with people and the bike lanes were not as good as Poland (well at least what we saw at the beginning of our time there).
The library is a very impressive structure for being built in 1928.
Although, they do appear to make money from people using the toilets. Can’t say I had thought about that from of income stream myself. However given it’s on the list of places to visit I probably shouldn’t be surprised. But I will give them credit, as it was very easy to use!
The collection did have some amazingly old books- found one from 1957… perhaps a good weed is in order.
It’s summer….
Yes folks we’re here in Norway. It’s summer, and it’s due to be 13 degrees today. There is a huge band moving to the east and.. that explains why we feel instantly back home in winter. But it’s still beautiful in the rain, and as you can see we are still cycling…
