Scandinavai 2007 Pics Bob and Ann in Scandinavia 2007

  • August 18 - Day 14: Tour over after breakfast

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    Columbus Hotell

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    Footed Bathtub in the Columbus Hotell

    We caught a taxi at 9:30 this morning for the airport. We got there way early for our 12:00 flight. Our airline was FlyNordic - a discount airline for Scandinavia. I was worried about our luggage being too heavy, but Ann's Big Bertha suitcase was 4 kgs under the limit. It still got a "Heavy" sticker put on it. We saw Jim and Linda from our tour group waiting for their flight. Other than that, we sat around for quite awhile until our flight was called.


    FlyNordic is a lot like Southwest Airlines. There is open seating and all food and drink on board costs real money. We had finka - coffee and a chocolate muffin. The flight was uneventful. We left in rainy skies and landed in sunny weather.


    Because we had been to the Stockholm airport before, we were veterans in taking the Arlanda Express Train into Stockholm. This time Ann remembered to take her purse with her.


    Our hotel, The Columbus Hotell is in different section of Stockholm than our first hotel a couple of weeks ago. It is centrally situated in one of the most popular areas of Stockholm, called Södermalm. This is a younger area with lots of cafes, restaurants and shops. The hotel is located on a very quiet street in back of the Katarina Church. In fact, it abuts the church's grave yard. Ann really likes our room, especially the bathroom. It has a footed tub.


    Dinner was at Greken På Hörnet, an excellent Greek restaurant near the hotel. Ann had a melt-in-your-mouth moussaka - nötfärs, aubergine, potatis och bechamelsås - while I had xifias - grillad svärdfiskfile med sauterade grönsaker och mustig vitvinsås. This is a restaurant to come back to.