Stockholm Week 6

Hej!

This week I welcomed roommates Amanda and Dru to the Bromma House... It is nice to have some company in the house..

Gothenburg

Cecilia hosted us in Gothenburg this past weekend. Gothenburg is Sweden's 2nd largest city, and is located on the western coast of the country. It is smaller than Stockholm, and has a more laid back and "chill" atmosphere. Volvo is also located outside of Gothenburg.

We had a great dinner at Vino Pasta Due. I ate a delicious fish dish with lobster ravioli, and champagne of course.

Being on the coast, Sweden is known for their seafood. Saturday, we had lunch at the Feskekorka, meaning the "Fish Church" in Swedish. They have great shrimp sandwiches and salads. We also bought crab, crayfish, and shrimp to eat for dinner on the boat.

Kanelbulle

Have I talked about kanelulle? AMAZING Swedish homemade cinnamon rolls. On Saturday, Cecilia took us to Cafe Husaren, a bakery located in the Haga district of Gothenburg.

They have a life sized kanelbulle (see business card for scale). Luckily, the three of us decided to share one, instead of getting our own. Now, all I have to do is learn how to make them at home.









Marstrand

Saturday afternoon we headed to Marstrand, an island about an hour from Gothenburg. The second week in July, Marstrand is "transformed into a boiling kettle of the world's best sailors, artists, vacationing families and the top notch of the business community." The Stenna Match Cup Sweden has become Sweden’s largest international sailing event and one of the very hottest summer places. Ben Ainslie, British sailing legend, with three straight Olympic golds and eleven World championships in his baggage, collected the victory after winning two straight matches in sun tricky winds against Danish Jesper Radich in the final. Go Ben!

Cecilia is on the sailing team at Brown, and we stayed on her family's sailboat. Located on the VIP dock, we were docked next to all of the competition sailing boats, like the audi one pictured here.

We took the train home, and our four hour train ride turned bad when the trains were forced to share one track... The ride took five hours, on a train without air conditioning!


Upon our return, we rushed to a bar by the train station to catch the second half of the World Cup Championship. Go Espana!


Vasa Museum

This week we visited the Vasa Museum. The Vasa is Stockholm's largest tourist attraction. The ship, built in the 1600s, sunk 1300 meters into it's maiden voyage. It was not until the 1950's that the ship was salvaged, and recovered. People say that Swedes embrace failure, as their biggest tourist attraction is a ship that sunk after only 20 minutes at sea. To date, they have been able to salvage and display more than 95% of original ship.



Strandbryggan Sea Club

This floating house bar, located on Strandvagen, is a local favorite located on the water. Strandbryggan is located in Ostermolm, close to the embassy.

One Week and Counting...

Emily and Stacy arrive one week from today, and I can't wait!! I have been working on their itinerary, and I'm looking forward to sharing Stockholm, and the nice weather with them!


Ciao,

K Fitz