Wednesday, 8 June, 2016:
Got a late start today as I awoke to a rain storm that is just a small part of this time of the year known weather-wise as the ever changing Swedish Summer.
Once it cleared up,
I was off to Stockholm
I was hungry so I had to
In the Tacoma Dome
Of course I bought it!
Interesting interior of
Stockholm's Stadsbiblioteket
Swede's enjoying the afternoon Sun
Tempting but NEJ
Special Meal Deal
for Offensive Linemen?
GREAT IDEA, the OL will love it!!
EuroFood Fair
French Bakery
French Soaps
French Food
French Cheeses
Bavarian Links
Spanish Paella
Amazingly, I ate none of it but did buy four bars of French soap.
Nice Square in Stockholm
They design clothes,
not business names
Museum of the Day
Free entry may have swayed me to visit the interesting Hallwylska Museet. The museum was once the home to compulsive hoarder Wilhelmina von Hallwyl and it did have many interesting pieces on display.
An Entry Hall Statement
Snake vs. Dragon
Las Vegas has the dragon as a heavy 7-1 favorite.
Hallwyl Ancestors
Table for one, please
Tapestries were a MUST
A Silent Butler
Or is it a Dumb Waiter?
Wood Carving always tie
a room together
Adequate Lighting
was provided
Not your normal window
Well stocked wine cellar
Dusty bottles properly aging
The liked their libations
I liked the simple decor
Ceiling paintings are a nice touch
Sensible, not ostentatious
LOTS of tapestries
A warm fireplace in
the Winter is a good thing
Piano music can be soothing
You just have to have a
Smoking Room
Welcome to the Armory
Suits of Armor
Dueling Pistols
Another ornate window
Swords and Scabbards
Feeling like a Duel
was called for
Simple NRA approved
weapons
Handguns too
The Four Cardinal Virtues
A woman's family Crest that
married into the Hallwyl dynasty
And another
The Billiards Room
S:t George and the Dragon
S:t George scored a HUGE upset in this ancient battle.
Lording over the Billiard Table
Again with the Dragon Theme
Zodiac Flooring
Cool Floor Design
The Hallwylska Museet was well worth the price of admission, I highly recommend it!
Pensive
Beggar?
Why not?
August and his horses
Drama
Love this Opera House
Circling back, I saw more Paella
A hall for monks and brothers
to meet, how nice!
This must be the Hotel where the
Murcia Cobras stay when in Stockholm
Hopefully in another week, the Bron-Villeurbanne Falcons will win their way into this establishment's guest registrations.
No need, my shoes
are in good shape
FIKA TIME!!!
In Gamla Stan, I enjoyed my fika speaking to a young woman from Bern, Switzerland and a man from the San Francisco Bay area who were both on vacation with their respective families and also partaking of Sweden's finest dining tradition.
And then the Royal Guards
randomly marched by
Tempting
Finally it was time to hop back on the commuter train for the short ride to Sollentuna to help Thomas Andresson coach his other team, the Stars.
Sollentuna's practice field is
so serene
Thomas on the left with some
of the Sollentuna Stars U11 players
and his assistant, Paul on the right
Tonight we worked hard on tackling fundamentals.
We got better.
A disappointing U13 turnout
Only four players at practice tonight so we worked on blocking fundamentals.
We got better.
Reading Is FUNdamental
It may be a
PAN CLASSIC CRIME
but it is not a classic
The best part of this book may have been John le Carré's Introduction.
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