If you've read some of my other blog posts, you'll likely recall that I have a delightful Swedish friend, Julia, who I met in Kabul at the end of 2016. Since then, we had many great adventures together in Mauritius and Côte d'Ivoire, but in the summer of 2018, I finally decided to visit her native country, so I promptly invited myself to stay with her in Stockholm for a few days!
As this was my first time in Sweden, we made sure to hit all the major attractions, including the ABBA museum, Gamla Stan to pick up a reindeer pelt, some department stores to buy sweaters (it was summer in Sweden, after all!), and a fantastic city tour on Scandinavia's first amphibious Ocean Bus!
Along the way, we ate a lot of food - mostly sushi and Thai because it's everywhere - but also many local delicacies like kräfta (crayfish) at Sturehof, meatballs and reindeer at Pelican Restaurant, and an unlucky 200-year-old clam at Michelin starred Oaxen Krog & Slip.
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Stockholm at sunset, 2018
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| Walking furry little Pistache, a Ukrainian rescue dog, and allergy terror! Stockholm, 2018 |
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| Sushi in Stockholm! |
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| Stockholm waterfront, as seen from the Ocean Bus! |
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Tourist art in Gamla Stan, 2018
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| Köttbollar (Swedish meatballs with gravy, pickled cucumber, lingonberries and potato puree) - Pelican Restaurant, Stockholm, 2018 |
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Löjrom (bleak roe/kalix caviar) - Pelican Restaurant, Stockholm, 2018
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Shopping in Stockholm, 2018
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Hjortfilé (Reindeer fillet with baked celeriac, mushrooms, and red wine sauce) - Pelikan Restaurant, Stockholm, 2018
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| Stockholm waterfront, as seen from the Ocean Bus! |
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| A tower of seafood! Sturehof Restaurant, Stockholm, 2018 |
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| Old man and the sea - Stockholm, 2018 |
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| Kräfta - Sturehof Restaurant, Stockholm, 2018 |
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| The ABBA Museum! Stockholm, 2018 |
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| You can perform on stage at the ABBA Museum with holograms of Agnetha, Björn, Benny, and Anni-Frid -- good luck telling them apart! Stockholm, 2018 |
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| More sushi (hot rolled salmon maki)... |
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| ...and still more sushi (tuna rocoto maki)! East Restaurant, Stockholm, 2018 |
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| Stockholm, 2018 |
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| Shopping in downtown Stockholm, 2018 |
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| Beautiful amuse bouche - Oaxen Krog & Slip, Stockholm, 2018 |
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| 200-year-old Mahogany clam - Oaxen Krog & Slip, Stockholm, 2018 |
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| Swedish wagyu, corn and potato - Oaxen Krog & Slip, Stockholm, 2018 |
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| Scallop marinated in shellfish garum - Oaxen Krog & Slip, Stockholm, 2018 |
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| Grilled veggies with smoked bone marrow - Oaxen Krog & Slip, Stockholm, 2018 |
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King crab, langoustine and marigold - Oaxen Krog & Slip, Stockholm, 2018
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| Saddle of Lamb, garlic and potatoes - Oaxen Krog & Slip, Stockholm, 2018 |
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| Raspberry sorbet - Oaxen Krog & Slip, Stockholm, 2018 |
Pistasche, aka harbinger of allergy attacks, says hi.
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