For New Year this year we went to Stockholm for a few days, and their was snow everywhere. At times it was quite cold (minus three to five) although I think the UK was colder. We stayed at a really cool (in a Swedish trendy way) hotel - The Nordic Light. You can change the colour of the room with the mood lighting, there is a lighting director in the hotel, and the best breakfast buffet's we have seen.
What did we do? Well a trip to the VasaMuseem (an old boat that sunk in the harbour that is near perfectly preserved), the museum of modern art, lots of interior designy shops (it seems that this is big in Sweden, but a little like high quality and expensive IKEA), and a walk around Gamla Stan.
New Year's eve was spent at a lovely fish restaurant near Stureplan, and then a walk up to the park to listen to Tennison's Ring Ring (a Stockholm tradition) at midnight followed by fireworks all over Stockholm. Once again the rest of Europe put us to shame as everyone cracked open the champagne at midnight but there was no drunkenness!
We had a fantastic time and came back relaxed - unfortunately have to go back to school/hospital on Tuesday.
Simon and Alison
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