We walked lots but didn't find a really local restaurant. In fact, finding vegetarian food for Cathryn was a failure and we ended up, not by first choice, in a TGI Friday on the last night, after walking for over an hour and finding no other vegetarian menu on offer! A Chinese restaurant was very obliging on the second night and made a vegetable soup for Cathryn. Alcohol is seriously expensive and the place is generally on the expensive side, but I believe salaries are commensurate. We found a pub selling Spitfire beer (Shepherd Neame from Kent) a few strides, or staggers, from our hotel. It was a good night! The night life is evolving although we wondered if there was more in the suburbs where people live, rather than the city centre where we were staying. We came across a Gay Pride parade on the last afternoon, my first, watching that is! It was a bit of a wait in the sun, which was quite strong by then, and there were some rather colourful people in the parade, some mid 'change' I would say! They were a happy lot and were cheered by the large and liberal crowd of spectators. Our final morning was spent wandering around the old town, on the same island as the Royal Palace, a place of narrow streets and one to sit and enjoy a coffee and people watch.
It was fabulous weekend with my two, the first since we went skiing together many years ago to Val Thorens, and I enjoyed it immensely being with just them. I liked Stockholm and had never been there, so they hit the bulls eye on that 60th surprise for me! It also fitted nicely between Michael's 30th on 28 July and Cathryn's upcoming 32nd on 14 August. Happy & grateful Dad.
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