Night time is over rated

Cathy and I went to the opera tonight. As we were walking home I took this picture of a clock tower showing that it was 10:15 PM. It is really nice to stroll around till midnight and still have it light out.





We had dinner at Mathias Dahlgren's restaurant. I guess he is well known among foodies. It was a unique and great meal.


There are very narrow alleys and streets in the old town, Gamla Stan.


Cathy chased a dog that looked like Ziggy into a shoe store.

We fly to Finland tomorrow. There has been only one bummer moment in Stockholm. Our hotel is owned by Benny Anderssen, one of the original members of ABBA. As such, there is copy of an ABBA GOLD CD in every room. Cathy insisted on my playing it while she relaxed in the bath tub. I am now being tortured with "Dancing Queen" repetitively popping into my head at inopportune times. Then again, what is NOT an inopportune for that song to make an appearance.

This city is truly beautiful and amazingly clean. You can walk to everywhere you want to go and take some short cuts by taking ferries -- have not been in a cab here yet. Stockholm is a city made up entirely of islands so there are beautiful waterways everywhere. I think I will rank it in a tie with Vienna for second place on my most beautiful city list. (Cape Town is number 1).

The people are friendly and open. They are well educated, smart and engaged in world affairs. All in all, a very cool place.