Stockholm Restaurants Since we were in Stockholm to attend a TBEX conference, several of our meals were either provided or we got our fill for dinner at a party. However, we given that we were in town for a week, we managed to check out some Stockholm restaurants. Matbaren is a casual, a la carte-style […]
Stockholm
Stockholm Sweden Museums on Skeppsholmen Island
Stockholm Sweden has a myriad of museums. Many of Stockholm’s museums are one island: Skeppsholmen. This sparsely populated, generally wooded island has emerged as one of the city’s new cultural hub and contains some interesting museums. Museum of Modern Art Spanish architect Rafael Moneo designed this building, which welcomes you with a dozen outdoor sculptures by […]
Stockholm Sweden Islands
As we mentioned in a previous blog, Stockholm is made up of many different islands. This blog continues to explore Stockholm Sweden’s islands. Sodermalm Sodermalm is an ex-working-class community that has been transformed into the bohemian and contemporary artistic center of the city. It is loaded with studios and galleries for all types of contemporary […]
Exploring Stockholm Sweden
As we continue to explore Stockholm Sweden, we hit Riddarholmen Island. Just as the King, Queen and their children lived in Gamla Stan’s Royal Palace, the city’s lower ranking aristocracy needed a place of their own to live. Today, no one lives on the island. Still, it is filled with buildings which are owned by […]
Gamla Stan Museums- Stockholm Sweden
Gamla Stan Museums In addition to Old Town, Gamla Stan island in Stockholm Sweden also has a few noteworthy museums. These include: The Nobel Museum, which profiles the life of Alfred Nobel and his legacy, provides overviews of the discoveries and works for which winners of the Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, and to a lesser extent, […]
Touring Stockholm Sweden’s Gamla Stran: Old Town Stockholm
It had been a long time since we were last in Stockholm Sweden—35 years if you want to know. What changed and what didn’t change in that amount of time? It was time to find out by touring Stockholm. The 2016 Asia-Pacific TBEX (Travel Blogger’s Exchange) Conference provided the perfect opportunity as it was located […]