Stockholm: so stylish it hurts

Whilst the hoards flocked to London to celebrate Her Maj's Diamond Jubilee, we headed to Stockholm for a Scandic Adventure.

What an absolutely fabulous place!  Not even the horrific weather the first day (3 degrees, gail force winds and rain in Summer) dampened our time.  Stockholm city is made up of 14 islands and part of an archipelago with some 20,000 other islands.  We loved strolling through Gamla Stan - the old town - weaving our way through tiny little lanes with terracotta buildings, hiding in cute little shops from the rain.

We went for a few coffees in uber cool Sodermalm and noticed how utterly stylish the Swedes were.  We also noticed a high number of 'pram pushing daddys' chilling out together.

Since it was raining on and off, we ducked into a few museums - The Noble Prize Museum and the Vasa Museum containing an entire salvaged ship from the 1600's which was utterly fascinating.

One of the days we caught a ferry over to the island of Djurgarden were we walked to Rosendals - a dreamy nursery with a cafe selling fresh food made from their own farms.  You can sit in the fields of lilac or in the glasshouses overflowing with flowers.

I had been dreaming about visiting a shop an English friend had told me about - Odd Molly - and was delighted to stumble across it in the poshest part of town.  The interior design shops absolutely killed me with their perfection - I adore Scandinavian design.

On our last day, we took a ferry to one of the islands further out in the archipelago called Vaxholm.  We absolutely adored this place.  So charming with perfect little red wooden cottages and miles and miles and miles of purple lilacs.  We stumbled across a house with a cafe and garden selling waffles and pancakes with fresh berries - my idea of perfection.

Stockholm reminded us a little bit of Brisbane - much smaller and more laid back.  It was ultra clean and the people were overly friendly.

I don't know if it's possible for a place to be both charming and uber stylish but Stockholm certainly carries the flag high.  We loved it and would highly recommend a visit.

xoxo
E&S

 Gamla Stan

 Stockholm city central

 Vasa

Rosendals

Beautiful Vaxholm 

Lilacs, lilacs and more lilacs

Chilling on the ferry