Our room, not surprisingly, is a boat cabin, with a
smallish double wide bunk, a shelf/desk, one chair, a few hooks on the walls
for coats, clothes, etc., and a private bath with shower. Oh, yes, and a
porthole that opens! Fortunately we pulled the shade over it last night,
because the sun was trying to shine in at 4 am!
Friday, June 12. It has been quite warm since we got to Stockholm—highs
around 76. Warm night last night, too. It seems a very quick transition from
trying to dress warmly enough to trying to dress cool enough.
After breakfast in our hotel, we got directions for
public transport to the city center. They we got directions to the city hall.
We were looking for a boat tour through the canals of Stockholm, which we
found. Thought it might get us off to a good start, but it wasn’t all that
great. Then we headed over to the City Hall nearby. This is where the Nobel
Prizes are awarded (except for the Peace Prize, which is awarded at the City
Hall in Oslo, Norway). There are also tours. Except today the tours stopped at
noon, because “an event is being held.” Bet it’s related to the royal wedding
tomorrow. So we just looked around the outside of the building.
Cranky Old Hag
(to be continued)
