A Mostly No Walk Day

We took a steam boat ride to Mariefred, 3.5 hrs one way; 

this was our view.

other than the crowds, wind, broken toilet; I needed the rest from walking. PB seems less than thrilled but still glad not to be walking.

Mariefred is charming. We ate a decent meal at a tapa's place. I thought this a perfect stop. It was a tiny shop, turning out amazing food. We had:

Country chips with sour cream, seaweed roe & onion.

Fried potatoes (tiny potatoes/halved) with aioli dip.

Fresh smoked prawns with aioli served with toast.

Game sausage, mustard, sauerkraut

Note: Food is expensive whether you're in a restaurant or a grocery.

Tomorrow is Noble Hall - last day.

Later:

OMG, the ride back; we experienced the high and low. Low was the steam ship getting stuck in the mud - I keep reminding myself the ship is 120 yrs old. We were an hour late getting back to Stockholm and I finally got to see dusk.

The high was visiting with a Swedish man/ Finnish wife for most of the 3+ hrs of the return trip. They were friendly, willing to share information, exchange ideas. We covered religion, taxes, humanity, AI, housing for pensioners, WWII and it's impact on Finland - whatever popped into our heads. She's been to the states several times attending conferences as she is almost deaf & serves on the nat'l board advocating for the deaf.

Getting a local perspective is the highlight of this visit - for me.