Day 40 - Saturday 15 July

We left our ship this morning and took a taxi to our hotel. We could walk between the ship and hotel in 10 minutes, but the taxi took 10 minutes because of roadworks and an inability to climb steps. The fare was 450 sek (Swedish kroner) which is about $64. We knew cabs were expensive but Viking would have charged US $219 for the same trip in a hire car.

The Victory Hotel is more like a museum but it is comfortable if cosy. We spent the day exploring Stockholm on foot and found ourselves also exploring shops. It has been another lovely sunny day and the threatened lunchtime storm did not eventuate.

We walked to Jamie Oliver's Italian restaurant and enjoyed our meal, especially because it was different from ship food. The only real complaimt about the Viking food is that it was bland - nothing spicy. On a 2 week cruise there is little repetition of the menu, but we had the same foods for both cruises. My favourite was the Norwegian waffle with creamed cheese and fresh berries.

The other issue for us was the ship uses longlife milk which we don't like. We just had our first decent cup of tea made with real milk - Aah the things that are important!

This rag and bone statue is a reminder the Swedish welfare system can be improved. A second look was needed to realise it is a fox under the rags. The real beggars in this part of the world tend to be Romanians or Bulgarians.

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SrAct3 said…
We were told it is Robin Hood but we reckon it is the wolf in grandma's clothing from Little Red Riding Hood.
17 July 2017 at 16:57
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