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Stockholm – day 1

The journey took a cancelled flight and 40 hours…
Here’s a picture of us deplaning in Dubai at 5am. No sign of an airbridge in sight. Not a good impression.

And when transiting in Frankfurt there were raffles for classic Mercedes all over the place. I guess raffles for vintage Holdens wouldn’t have as much cachet:

They say Stockholm is all about islands. Well from the air it’s confirmed:

After a good sleep the sightseeing started with a stroll to the old town Gamla stan via a street called Götgatan. Here’s a map of the places we intend to visit on Google Maps.

Some charming buildings including a hotel tucked in a lane:

One of the coolest buildings is a bar/restaurant called Gondolen which is suspended high up with a great view of Stockholm:

Lots of street markets with beautiful berries. The Swedes love their berries I’m told:

Lunchtime came around and we stopped at Pontus Frithiof by the Sea. Time to have a the classic Swedish Skagen dish:

After lunch it was off to the old town Gamla stan which is also where the royal palace is located:

More photos here.

Jul 24, 2011 | Categories: Stockholm, Travel | Comments Off on Stockholm – day 1

Getting a reservation at The Fat Duck

My foodie friend and I are off to The Fat Duck. It took over 200 phone calls when the booking opened. He had two phones on speed-dial. His mobile and his landline. Here’s a screenshot of the call log. According to a recent article the restaurant gets 30,000 phone calls a day requesting reservations. If each reservation request takes 200 calls on average that’s only 150 callers. So the 30,000 calls isn’t unrealistic.
Can’t wait!