Dancing out of the rain. Or, the high point of Stockholm – part 2

Before the high point. In my first post about Stockholm, I mentioned my plan to have a meal at the Grillska Huset on Stortoget. I wanted to do this not because its cuisine is particularly famous. In fact, it’s little …

Dancing out of the rain. Or, the high point of Stockholm

The dancing part. It’s Thursday morning. And it’s raining again. Steadily. Still, those of us who are booked on the cruise to Helsinki can use the few remaining hours between breakfast and boarding the bus to take us to the …

No Abba in sight. Or, is that the Skansen Queen? – part 2

The Sami farmstead. One area of particular interest to me was the Sami farmstead. I first learned a little about the Sami when I saw a Russian film called Kukushka (or in English) The Cuckoo. The movie is comprised almost …