Firstly I'm looking for my souvenir coin, I head for a bus stop to from T-centralen (no idea what the T stands for!) heading to the stop I pass the saint Clara's church a red brick building with towing copper covered spires pretty both inside and out
onwards I pass a funky statue right next to the stop
where I fail to get on a bus... You can only pay by app or card, ten minutes later I have the app and a three day pass and the next bus! Damn I'm efficient!
I have two coin shops in close proximity to try.... The first is closed as it's moving location, the second doesn't hold hammered coins, nice guy runs it who recommended another in the town so back on the bus and I'm soon there, and yes he has what I'm looking for a silver hammered coin of Sten Sture regent of Sweden(1512-20) when it was part of the Kalmar union which was a union of pretty much all the Scandinavian countries except Finland.
with my souvenir sorted it's nearly lunch, so I wander down to and along the docks of the Malare , I've not said! Stockholm is made up of lots of islands a little like the Venice of the north minus the canals...
following the tree line (still can't walk on water!) I reach nice open cafe where I grab lunch of chai latte and randomly picking a Swedish name with no idea of what I've ordered I get a rather nice prawn salad
sitting in the blissful sunshine long sleeve shirt arms rolled up amongst Swedes in puffer jackets and woolly hats..... I expected the descendants of Vikings to be tougher!! 😄
Food down I investigate the building behind me, it's the town hall!
definitely a statement building you can see the towers from most places around, with funky features
spot the Viking!
Swedish sea god?
And a beautiful courtyard
you can explore the interior and I probably missed an opportunity here but I'm off to the Viking museum!
On the wrong bus! Gives me a tour of the neighbouring island so I just kick back and enjoy!
Back on the main island I walk to the right island.... Can't go wrong on foot!
I'm glad I did it's nice to have the time to grab the pictures rather than settling for bad shots
lovely building fronts here!
The bridge to the correct island is quite a way away then a walk to the museum but I find it
i think museum is a strong word for it really, it's certainly worth a visit tho for the infotainment! Including a cute ride through a Swedish saga, some relics here
nice to see some runes.
One of the staff a tall bear if a man imagine Viking you see him! Turns out he's an archaeologist! The conversation turns to the Pommel i found, and he knows about it! Calling it the most important Viking find in the UK for years!.... That perked me up no end!, he explains that in Sweden the government claim all archaeological finds hence the lack here, but he does point me in the right direction for a museum to visit tomorrow!
A slow wander back along the track off the island
passing the water again and time has flown!
I catch a tram didn't pay, didn't know how!
Back to the hostel!
It's good to have had energy again!!
That damn flu really knocked me for six!
Now to eat sleep n chill....a busy day tomorrow!
