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Finally getting round to posting about Stockholm (46th Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, September 2010).
One of the pleasures of Stockholm, which is composed of 14 islands, is a stroll down the waterfront boulevard.
Recycling is done excellently in Sweden: the Vasa, which sank one nautical mile into its maiden voyage, is now a museum, while the af Chapman, nee Dunboyne and G.D. Kennedy, is a youth hostel.
Sailing out into the archipelago, one sees numerous islands of varying sizes (including Little Denmark and Little Sweden), interesting architecture, and a citadel where the Swedish flag is raised each day that the country is not at war.
Representative architecture of Sodermalm, though with (thankfully) considerably more modern interiors.
Canoeing enthusiasts storming the Riksdag (Parliament House)
Gamla Stan (the Old Town area) was pleasant to visit, and would have been even more enjoyable if not for the rain and crowd.
Four churches: (L-R) Riddarholmen, Klara, Storkyrkan and German, for centuries the highest buildings in Stockholm.
Was obliged to attend a dinner symposium in the Stockholm City Hall (the closest I'll get to the Nobel Prize banquet) organized by the pharmaceutical company which sponsored the trip. Contrasting examples of Swedish design were present inside the the Golden Hall and outside the building.
I took the opportunity to visit several of Stockholm's numerous museums, including the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, which (true to its name) was having an exhibition of the terracotta army and Han Dynasty tomb relics.
Live exhibits were on display at Skansen, a slightly twee petting zoo-cum-reconstruction of farmsteads and towns from Swedish history.
Speaking of twee and faux-Oriental, the Chinese Pavilion at (45 minutes' walk from) the Drottningholm Palace
Despite all the things to see (and do, and try), this, on account of train-changing and shopping, is where I spent the most time outside the convention centre and hotel.
One of the pleasures of Stockholm, which is composed of 14 islands, is a stroll down the waterfront boulevard.
Recycling is done excellently in Sweden: the Vasa, which sank one nautical mile into its maiden voyage, is now a museum, while the af Chapman, nee Dunboyne and G.D. Kennedy, is a youth hostel.
Sailing out into the archipelago, one sees numerous islands of varying sizes (including Little Denmark and Little Sweden), interesting architecture, and a citadel where the Swedish flag is raised each day that the country is not at war.
Representative architecture of Sodermalm, though with (thankfully) considerably more modern interiors.
Canoeing enthusiasts storming the Riksdag (Parliament House)
Gamla Stan (the Old Town area) was pleasant to visit, and would have been even more enjoyable if not for the rain and crowd.
Four churches: (L-R) Riddarholmen, Klara, Storkyrkan and German, for centuries the highest buildings in Stockholm.
Was obliged to attend a dinner symposium in the Stockholm City Hall (the closest I'll get to the Nobel Prize banquet) organized by the pharmaceutical company which sponsored the trip. Contrasting examples of Swedish design were present inside the the Golden Hall and outside the building.
I took the opportunity to visit several of Stockholm's numerous museums, including the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, which (true to its name) was having an exhibition of the terracotta army and Han Dynasty tomb relics.
Live exhibits were on display at Skansen, a slightly twee petting zoo-cum-reconstruction of farmsteads and towns from Swedish history.
Speaking of twee and faux-Oriental, the Chinese Pavilion at (45 minutes' walk from) the Drottningholm Palace
Despite all the things to see (and do, and try), this, on account of train-changing and shopping, is where I spent the most time outside the convention centre and hotel.