20 January 2017
The weather in Stockholm turned warm on this day. By Stockholm winter’s norm, this meant it was a few degrees above zero. Snow on the sidewalks was mostly melted but there was still some ice on the sides. We made a second visit to Gamla Stan on this “warm” winter’s day.
There were more people on the streets and Gamla Stan was livelier. We browse through a few of the souvenir shops and bought a small tray.
It was also a good day to snap some interesting photos of Gamla Stan.
A good place to stop for lunch is at Österlånggatan 17. This restaurant is located near the statue of St George and the Dragon.
The restaurant was crowded when we arrived but we were offered seats at the counter. The bread that was served while waiting for the mains to be cooked was super good. If I could just eat the bread as the main course, I would.
Having said that, the mains were excellent too. I ordered the day’s special and it was great!
Grilled fish salad.
Mash potato and bone marrow.
After a good meal, we continued northwards, crossed the Stalbron and into the city center.
Our plan for the afternoon was to go to IKEA. The bus stop for the free shuttle bus to IKEA is located at Vasagatan 10 in the city center.
IKEA is a very popular store in Stockholm. There was a long queue formed for the hourly bus to IKEA from Vasatan 10 but we managed to board the bus. We took the 2 PM bus and arrived at IKEA in about 20 minutes.
This IKEA store is huge! Just count the number of floors in this building in the photo above.
This is a good place to shop of household goods. One of my nieces was crazy enough to buy this huge stuffed shark to bring home!
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