Brrrrr it’s cold ! Here in Sweden … Stockholm is one of the capitals most beautiful in the world, built on 14 islands connected by 57 bridges, here you really enjoy the unspoiled nature, clean and fresh air in fact the city hosts the first urban national park , Ekoparken , a green lung near the town.
To visit the Stockholm City Hall, which houses offices, conference wedding , conference rooms and an upscale restaurant . It also home to the Nobel Banquet , is considered one of the examples of Romanticism Swedish
You can not forget to visit the oldest district of the city, the Gamlastan , one of the best preserved medieval city centers in the world, along its narrow streets you will find craft shops , antique shops, galleries and cafes . At Gamlastan thre are the Royal Palace and the Cathedral too
The green island of Djurgarden , is home to places of interest
The flagship Vasa is the most ancient open-air museum in the world
Skansen is a theme park dedicated to Astrid Lindgren , Swedish writer, author of children’s books many of which have been translated into more than a hundred countries , in fact she is the author of Pippi Longstocking
Junibacken the famous house of fairy tales that become reality , there are many attractions , the train of fairy tales and characters that are in the flesh .
The adrenaline … Skyview a real attraction of Stockholm, Ericssonglobe , the largest spherical building in the world at 130m above sea level where you can enjoy a breathtaking view of the entire city , Skyview offers a restaurant, a cafe and a gift shop .
Finally at the table … it starts with a toast skagen apetizer created with the combination of shrimp mayonnaise , dill mix … really tasty
We continue with a meat dish typical of Sweden plankstek it is a bull steak or fillet served with a frame of potatoes and béarnaise sauce
In the Swedish menu, meat is king , behold Falukorv , fried or boiled pork sausage often served with macaroni
Here’s a little fish pickled herring … herring seasoned with vinegar, mustard , pepper, garlic , lemon and red onion
Our dinner continues with the Korv stroganoff , rice with sausage , tomato sauce and fresh cream
and then Kalops a stew of meat with spices of various kinds
In our Swedish dinner can not miss the smorgastarta , a thousand ways to prepare it you can make both sweet and savory , a feast for the eyes and for the palate, the savory version is composed of many sandwiches.
Before moving on to desserts I want to inform you of a little curiosity , let’s talk about kraftskiva , is a party to the basis of freshwater prawns , which is done in the summer and usually marks the end of summer, in these parties are inevitable the snaps the rule is that for every prawn should drink a snap … typical of the party are the decorations in the shape of the moon and paper hats
The part I love …. now here’s the semla , a sweet brioche stuffed with almond paste and whipped cream , they also use eat it like a snack
And we finish our dinner with the Swedish spettkaka typical sweet , huge apple pie with so many eggs that is cooked on a spit … yes yes you read right !
We leave reluctantly from Stockholm despite a cold very difficult to tell to Italians … I need my couch , I need my cup of hot coffee and my slancket to warm up a bit !
Until next time!
And … the journey continues!
