Postcards From Andy

Still feeling a little heavy from last night's meal (and increasingly heavier in general) we started the day with coffee while we sorted out the app-based public transport ticket. Throwing a language you're not familiar with into the mix when navigating a public transport system you're unfamiliar with puts an interesting spin on things, but we did pretty well today, all told. It did start with hopping on a train in the wrong direction, though, but once we ironed out that little wrinkle from our journey, we were surprised to see how close our first destination was. One stop away, in fact. The Paradox museum is a bit of fun to add to a visit to Stockholm. Infinity rooms, infinity windows and a host of optical illusions blend with sets you hop right into for some unique photo opportunities. Playing around with perspective was fun, and there was a room early on that really played havoc with our sense of balance. It involved walking through a room on a perspex bridge, but the ro

Orientating yourself to a new city is fun, but can take a bit of work and isn't without its wrong turn moments. We decided follow the (unfollowed) plan for London and booked ourselves onto the hop on/hop off service to stake out Stockholm, and it didn't disappoint. I wouldn't necessarily opt for any longer than a 1-day pass, but that's just me. From tomorrow onwards we'll be hopping on and off the public transport system to the places we plan to visit, saving precious krona for more fridge magnets, or something. The great thing about this service in Stockholm is you can buy a ticket that also takes you on a ferry loop around the city, so this is how our day went. Breakfast was in a local cafe just around the corner from the apartment. Fried eggs and bacon on a bagel and this morning's coffee was good enough to make the angels sing. The bus stop for the explorer bus left from in front of the Hard Rock Cafe, which is just down the street from our apartment and soo