As promised.
As promised, I have uploaded a few snaps from my ride through Stockholm on Saturday.
It had been the driest week since I have arrived, and who would have thought, it rained most of Saturday. Now, the rain doesn’t bother me when riding, I had a lovely wet winter riding through Melbourne, but here it’s a little different.
The council lay gravel on the bike paths in anticipation of snow to help with traction. This means I have to roll at a lower PSI then usual which makes things a little sluggish. There’s also mud and dirt all over the place, and I got covered in most of it. The bike looked like I just pulled it out of the creek! Not fun. To top it all off, I wake up to another lovely dry Sunday. Meh.
I took a ride through Gamla Stan or “Old Town”. Old Town is a small island in the middle of Stockholm. It’s tiny twisting streets offer lots to explore and lots to photograph… however… normally the city is pretty quiet through the week, but the weekends are insane. Tourists from all over packing the streets to capacity. It was like a festival was on. I got pretty frustrated and returned to the safety of my apartment.
I think I’m going to return during my Christmas break on a weekday to try and capture it empty, that, or do a 3am mission when rolling around one of the many (many) pubs that Gamla Stan seems to contain. It’s like something out of a pirate movie. Pubs, long winding alleys, and more pubs. Ace!
Last night I caught up with my friend Hannah and her friends Thérèse and Bernado. We had lovely homemade soup and drank glögg which is very delicious mulled wine. Again, you have to buy it from The System if you want to get any enjoyment out of it!
Back to work tomorrow. Looking forward to it. Until then!
Tags: Gamla Stan, glögg, Stockholm, Systembolaget
