We had a very nice breakfast sitting by the landing stage over looking the lake most tranquil. Then decided to hit the mean streets of Stockholm We have a three day ticket for the transport system and this is a great idea.
First we caught a bus to the rail station or TBana the busses run very strictly to a time table and they actually arrive with they are supposed to. The trains are clean and efficient and also run to time.
When we got off at Gamala we found a really nice cafe for a coffee and a cake after a short wander around the older quarter of the city. We then took the Ferry to the open air museum at Skansk on what was the kings hunting island . There was an open air market in the grounds with a eighteen century feel and we had some very filling fried pancake for lunch. I am not a great fan of Zoos but we walked around the zoo section and saw bears and wolverines as well as a few wolves otters seals wild boar and other animals.
We went for a walk around Stockholm to get back to the Tbana
We were still pretty full after the fried pancake, but we managed to pop into the Co op by the T bana and stocked up with a few items of constables a couple of can of beer some french cheese bread and a couple of cakes . We got back to our air B and B and had a bit of a snack then, exhausted went to bed.
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Wednesday, 30 September 2015
Monday, 28 September 2015
Malmo to Stockholm
After a cup of coffee in Malmo we got on the train to Stockholm the station was pretty busy with a lot of Syrian people also getting on the train, we were told that it is their plan to go to Finland travelling from Germany to Malmo by boat, then train to the tip of Sweden, it is a desperately long journey.
Getting to Stockholm was easy and also using the Tbanna was not too much of a challenge although recognising the train stations is a bit tricky , then a short bus journey, also very easy, and we got to our Air B and B a quick walk by the lake and we were invited to have a meal with our hosts which we did it was most enjoyable.
Getting to Stockholm was easy and also using the Tbanna was not too much of a challenge although recognising the train stations is a bit tricky , then a short bus journey, also very easy, and we got to our Air B and B a quick walk by the lake and we were invited to have a meal with our hosts which we did it was most enjoyable.
Sunday, 27 September 2015
Malmo
It was very warm over night and it turned in to a beautiful day, Took a time to get a ticket for tomorrow as there are a lot of people trying to get to Stockholm at the moment. Spent the day walking the streets of Malmo and visiting the gardens, spent some time but the sea, it was a long day of walking but very good.
had an excellent lunch of fried Haloumi cheese and falafel in what we were told was the best falafel
shop in Malmo it took us a bit of time to find it but is was very good.
The beer here is very expensive about £12 per pint, so we tend to drink very slowly, we spent some time very slowly drink a beer in a small square near the air b and b, tomorrow we take the train to Stockholm a journey of 600k.
Friday, 25 September 2015
Copenhagen to Malmo
Good nights sleep and a very good breakfast at The Grand. Then spent the morning and some of the afternoon visiting the National Museum in Copenhagen. Saw the most interesting and very provoking exhibition White Busses. Saw a couple of clocks, One made in Copenhagen looked very sad with a very badly bent hour hand. Also noticed in a typical Copenhagen merchants room in the museum a clock which I would have called a dutch clock, so borders were well and truly broken, puts some preconceptions of scale and nationality into or perhaps out of kilter..
The grand hotel had been looking after our cases and we then took the train to Malmo. getting a ticket was a bit fraught as the ticket credit card system were broken and we had to pay in cash but they were able to accept euros. the journey to Malmo was a bout 40 mins and very good. The trip from the station to our air B and B was a bit lengthy due to the directions being a bit inadequate.
A quick foray to a grocery shop to stock up and then I attended a very interesting meeting of the Malmo clock and watch collectors club it was very good and I was able to look at a very attractive wood wheeled clock, which has the alarm mechanism made form box wood a wood that is not found in Sweden. interesting . The clock was made in 1780 ish.
The grand hotel had been looking after our cases and we then took the train to Malmo. getting a ticket was a bit fraught as the ticket credit card system were broken and we had to pay in cash but they were able to accept euros. the journey to Malmo was a bout 40 mins and very good. The trip from the station to our air B and B was a bit lengthy due to the directions being a bit inadequate.
A quick foray to a grocery shop to stock up and then I attended a very interesting meeting of the Malmo clock and watch collectors club it was very good and I was able to look at a very attractive wood wheeled clock, which has the alarm mechanism made form box wood a wood that is not found in Sweden. interesting . The clock was made in 1780 ish.
Thursday, 24 September 2015
Birmingham to Copenhagen
We had a very relaxed start to the day, M and S one pot porridge in our hotel it was not Haute Cuisine in the slightest, However a very short walk and a very quick but efficient security check and we were in the departure lounge. Birmingham airport is very nice relaxed and has a very nice human scale. Cup of coffee and an almond croissant and we boarded the flight to Copenhagen at about 9.45 in again a very relaxed manner.
Nice flight only an hour and a half and we were in Copenhagen, every instruction is posted first in Danish and then in English, and we found that every one spoke the most perfect English and were very helpful. The train journey to the city centre was fast and good, our hotel The Grand was only a couple of hundred yards from the train station. We have a very nice room small but very convenient.
We went out for a stroll and after a bit of lunch, we visited a beautiful department shop which had lots of very beautiful Danish design work, we saw some beautiful carpets and some interesting lighting. We then set off for the 'little mermaid' which we found a mile or two from the city centre we had a nice walk along the waters edge. The mermaid was heavily photographed by lots of tourists so we did as well. We visited the Citadel on the way back and Churchillparken. There are lots of really fantastic public clocks mostly heavily gilded and ornate much for the clock nerd to enjoy.
we also visited the Danish Design museum where we saw quite a bit of danish design and also two very nice but very sad english long case clocks both looking tired and neglected. One was By Daniel Quare this stood close to 8 foot tall and had a wonderful case. the other was also an imposing London made clock which I think may have been a musical one but it also was in sad condition.
We had quite a nice evening meal along side the canal or river which does not sound too good but was much better than it sounds. Back home to the Grand and a good nights sleep.
Nice flight only an hour and a half and we were in Copenhagen, every instruction is posted first in Danish and then in English, and we found that every one spoke the most perfect English and were very helpful. The train journey to the city centre was fast and good, our hotel The Grand was only a couple of hundred yards from the train station. We have a very nice room small but very convenient.
We went out for a stroll and after a bit of lunch, we visited a beautiful department shop which had lots of very beautiful Danish design work, we saw some beautiful carpets and some interesting lighting. We then set off for the 'little mermaid' which we found a mile or two from the city centre we had a nice walk along the waters edge. The mermaid was heavily photographed by lots of tourists so we did as well. We visited the Citadel on the way back and Churchillparken. There are lots of really fantastic public clocks mostly heavily gilded and ornate much for the clock nerd to enjoy.
we also visited the Danish Design museum where we saw quite a bit of danish design and also two very nice but very sad english long case clocks both looking tired and neglected. One was By Daniel Quare this stood close to 8 foot tall and had a wonderful case. the other was also an imposing London made clock which I think may have been a musical one but it also was in sad condition.
We had quite a nice evening meal along side the canal or river which does not sound too good but was much better than it sounds. Back home to the Grand and a good nights sleep.
Wednesday, 23 September 2015
Phase two Birmingham to Copenhagen
Back in travel mode, yesterday we drove up to Birmingham and parked the car checked into the IBIS and hit the mean streets of Birmingham,
We visited the Jewelery Quarter and had a look at the RBSA art exhibition.
We had a very good curry at the Maharaja Hurst Street. which one would expect and a couple of G&T's what could be better.
tomorrow we fly to Copenhagen only for a day then on to Malmo and Stockholm.
We visited the Jewelery Quarter and had a look at the RBSA art exhibition.
We had a very good curry at the Maharaja Hurst Street. which one would expect and a couple of G&T's what could be better.
tomorrow we fly to Copenhagen only for a day then on to Malmo and Stockholm.
Friday, 10 July 2015
Logan to Heathrow, Heathrow to Paddington, Paddington to Bristol Parkway, BP to Cheltenham, Cheltenham to Gloucester, Glos home
I suppose I have covered the longest hop today (and yesterday) mainly with the help of British Airways. BA is very good the only think I could criticise is the quality of the breakfast.
The flight was a bit bumpy in some places but never the less was excellent. The journey home due to the Rail Strike was a bit 'fraught in the planning' but in fact was just as swift as a normal day, I wonder what that is saying,
I am fairly exhausted (is exhausted a binary, exhausted / not exhausted?) and waiting for the final lift home.
Sleep in my own bed tonight.
The flight was a bit bumpy in some places but never the less was excellent. The journey home due to the Rail Strike was a bit 'fraught in the planning' but in fact was just as swift as a normal day, I wonder what that is saying,
I am fairly exhausted (is exhausted a binary, exhausted / not exhausted?) and waiting for the final lift home.
Sleep in my own bed tonight.
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