Stockholm

a couple of days in the swedish capital.

Trains: if you book online in advance you can have very good prices.

Subway (T-BANA): it is a labyrinth! Not the subway itself but all the galleries leading to it. The trains are extremely long, so sometimes you end up in a different place than where you wanted to be! Some stations are way underground (more than 100 metres...).

Hotels often have a weekend fare which is much lower.

Café Opera. Very nice dinner though a bit expensive. I had raindeer which I love and is quite impossible to find in Italy. At about 23.00 the place transforms into a club and people start dancing. Very chic.

Nice the one hour trip on the boat with commentary (you can choose the language). It leaves from near the grand hotel, in front of the King's castle.

Must see the Gamla Stan (island with the King's castle)

When I arrived it was raining/snowing. The next day all the walkways were covered with ice! Ouch! Be careful...

Dubliner's. Well what to say, a classic Irish pub (why didn't I go to Ireland instead?!?!). Wonderful Kilkenny draught (one of my favourite beers) and a nice surprise. I now have three new swedish friends: they saw me eating alone and they invited me to join their table. Very nice evening. Note that timing is quite different from south Europe, I got in at 5 pm for dinner (jumped the lunch...) and out after a few (ehm) beers at 8.30 pm. At 5 that place was already crowded!!