Stockholm

This evening Emilie and I arrived in Stockholm, marking my first visit to Sweden. We're staying through Monday afternoon, so hopefully we'll be able to see a fair amount of the city.

The walk from the train station to our hotel in the Ostermalm neighborhood was very nice. Along the way we crossed a number of the city's 50+ bridges set foot on a couple of its 14 islands.

We also passed a guy who went to great lengths to find the optimal fishing spot on one of the city's many waterways.

For dinner we went to Sture Hof, a seafood restaurant  near our hotel that was recommended by a Swedish friend from work. We had to wait a bit since we didn't have a reservation, but it was definitely worth it as the food was fantastic.

We were too busy eating to take photos of the food, but I did take one of the menu cover which had a map of Europe with various culinary, cultural and pop culture references (I liked the "Bunga Bunga" Berlusconi reference for Italy).

I also took one of a JFK presidential election poster on the wall that was pretty neat.

And here's a photo that I took outside Sture Hof at sunset. While I'm sure the sunset was prettier somewhere along the waterfront, it was still nice with the old buildings in the foreground.