Our time in Stockholm wrapped up in the village of Vaxholm. Vaxholm is a beautiful village directly on the water (there is very little in the Stockholm area that is not either on the water or on an island), has a castle and ferries going to smaller outer islands. It was already getting dark as we got to Vaxholm, but I could see how beautiful it must be when the sun is shining.
We ate a late lunch in Vaxholm, at the Vaxholm Hotel. Here was the view from our table.
(photo: www.planetware.com)
Our lunch was a traditional Swedish Christmas Table. It was a buffet which started with fish , went on to meat, and ended with traditional Swedish sweets. Vaxholm and the outlying islands are famous for herring, and we enjoyed a huge variety of herring salads -- something that you must try when in Sweden -- as well as smoked and steamed salmon, hard boiled eggs stuffed with caviar. The entire restaurant was festive, with families celebrating the second Advent Sunday.
I was so grateful to spend a bit of time with our friends in Sweden. We have known them forever but had not seen them in ten years -- until they came to visit us here in Italy in October. We had not seen their daughters since they were girls, and now they are beautiful women, and we had so much fun with them, talking and laughing.
It was a very special time, and I hope to be able to go back to Stockholm again soon!
6 comments:
Oh my - I loved reading about your recent trip!
So different from anywhere I have been. :)
How wonderful to meet up with lovely friends again, very good when you can just pick up like you only saw them yesterday.
I love the vases in the top picture, the tables look wonderful.
I am not sure about Herrings..would be alright with the Salmon and the eggs ..
Don't you just love to see old friends, especially when you can pick up where you left off! Fun!
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I've been there some years ago! It's an enchanting place!!! You're right...I'm grateful for friends too!
Happy to hear you had such a nice time!
Happy week end!
Vale
The Christmas markets all sound so wonderful. In Italy and in Scandinavia, Germany, etc.
Maybe I can talk M into a second trip to Europe after we come to you! or maybe i can talk you into meeting us for a markets trip!
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