sweden

A very long time ago (a month and a week), I took a trip to Sweden to see Hugo. I forgot to blog about it.

We packed a lot into the week I was there. 

Half our days were spent cooking in the kitchen, watching copious amounts of Peep Show and being in each others' company. The other half we went and explored.

We took a boat out to the small islands off the coats of Gothenburg where its as if people live in a completely different world. One with cute, tiny little houses, spectacular views, so much snow it feels like you live in a black and white land, and strange half-moped-half-car machines which trundle along contentedly.

We hopped on a train and travelled across the whole of the country to Stockholm. It's surprising how different the atmosphere was in this city compared to Gothenburg. It seemed so much more alive somehow. We stayed in a boat hotel. In a boat! With a view through our porthole of Gamla Stan and the Town Hall. We somehow managed to cover the whole of Stockholm by foot (so it seemed). We ate reindeer steak, we drank in a Viking Bar, we trekked up through the snow to the highest point we could find to get a good picture out across the city. 

We sat and snuggled - cosy and warm on a huge sofa in a coffee shop. We drank cocktails in a Sky Bar overlooking the city at night. We took a few hours out from walking in the snowy Djurgården to discover the huge pirate-like ship in the Vasa museum. We travelled on the metro, hoping to find this amazing artwork on its walls, but mostly to no avail... We returned to Gothenburg very content and refreshed by this change of scenery.

1-4. Walking around Styrsö, the island off Gothenburg, wondering if we were the only people there...

5. Sunset in Stockholm

6. The old town. Gamla Stan.

7. The most beautiful and impressive building. The Nordic Museum in Djurgården.

8. Educational Vasa trip.

9. On the way back to our Boatel.