Tea at the Grand
a Swedish Flag for my birthday.
(whipped cream, sweet vanilla cream cheese, whipped butter, lime curd, and strawberry preserves)
my favorite was a combo of vanilla cream cheese and lime curd.
the beautiful Vasa Ship
birthday dinner
veggie pizza with a view of the plaza
in Gamla Stan -- the older district in Stockholm
birthday princess cake slice
with 21 candles lit all at once
before and after shots -- complete with lots of wax!
at a café in Gamla Stan
gotta love a breakfast buffet
flat dark bread smorgasborg
Esplanade Hotel Stockholm
in Stockholm but having American food.
fish and chips at O'learys in the Stockholm airport.
a pink one this time!
last princess cake slice in the airport.
birthday rose from Gunilla.
a lovely homecoming surprise!
my lovely coworkers gave me a present!
the wrapping was just so perfect.
but it was of course shortly ripped apart.
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| wouldn't you want that view from above? |
harbor view of Stockholm
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| all ablaze! |
pics from Gamla Stan and surrounding area
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| such cute mailboxes! |
Royal Palace
the residence of the Swedish royalty
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| cool door with golden pyramid! |
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| gated entrance to my hotel -- how special :) |
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| theater by my hotel |
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| someone giving some love to the concrete jungle |
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| bball loving |
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| mini golf in a park! |
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| reminicsinig of studying abroad spring 2011 |
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| pastry chef of the Nobel banquet |
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| delicious passion fruit chocolate cake |
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| wishes for the world -- cont. art museum Stockholm |
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| how clever! |
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| royal church |
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| Nobel Museum "thinking room" |
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| cool system of displaying all of the Nobel Prize winners |
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| my name! |
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| raspberry mazarin tart -- cafe in Gamla Stan |
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| hand made waffle cone with ice cream and chocolate sprinkles of course! |
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| drainage at its finest |
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| only area that I was legally able to photograph inside the Royal Palace |
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| Knight Head! |
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| carry me away! |
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| more ice cream -- mjulk glas with tutti frutti sprinkles |
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| Royal Boat Tour |
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| this kid had the best facial expressions! |
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| a former prince's home -- now an art museum |
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| the giraffe crane that lifted the Vasa out of the mud |
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| their waterfront themepark |
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| didn't have time to go inside ... a reason to return! |
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| view of the palace from the water |
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| city hall meeting room -- where they actually get things done |
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| golden room -- city hall |
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| my hotel! |
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| Afternoon tea at the Grand! |
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| starting off my birthday weekend with a carrot cake cupcake! |
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| next time I walk down those stairs I'll be the guest of honor -- city hall blue room -- where they hold the Nobel banquet |
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