Last full day in Stockholm today, and I still surprisingly haven't seen an Ikea. Still there have been many other fascinating 'places of interest', most particularly today's visit to the Vasa Museum.
When the Vasa was built in 1628 it was intended to be the mightiest warship in the world. Unfortunately though, only a few minutes into her maiden voyage, she heeled over, took on water and sank! Apparently she was 'badly proportioned'. 333 years later, in 1961, the wreck was salvaged and reconstructed. It is quite spectacular, and has been very impressively conserved.
I realised during the night that I had not had two iconic Swedish meals - herring and meatballs (clearly, these are the big issues that are causing me sleepless nights). The hunt was therefore on to find a place for lunch today that would be able to resolve this problem. Fortunately it wasn't too hard. So good.
Tomorrow we are on the move. It's time for a week in the mother country and a visit to the relatives. Here's one last pic of snowy Sweden.
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