Long distance runners in Scandinavia were not on our schedule, but for the second time in two countries we have been excited to see the action. The pre-race swell of runners, bib collection, and posting of the route for the race was on our way to our first museum; Fotografiska. This photography museum was founded in Stockholm in 2010 and Fotografiska has added locations in Berlin, Talin and Shanghai, with a mission to inspire conversations through photography. The featured exhibit while we were Anton Corbijn’s intimate portraits of the popular musical artists.
An added bonus the museum has a spectacular restaurant with a great view of Stockholm as a backdrop.
The menu is seasonal and happily for us, it was summer-berry inspired.
Before crossing the river into the old town we stopped to visit the Stockholm Synagogue. It was completed in 1870 in the Moorish revival style. It is the largest synagogue in Sweden.
The Royal Palace has a few museums and a lot of guarded entrances. We were fortunate to catch a changing of the guard.
Once on Gamla Stan, the oldest part of Stockholm, you are transported back in time. Among the narrow cobblestone streets and colorful buildings are a maze of galleries, cafes and museums.
The Nobel Prize Museum is in Stockholm yet the award is given in Oslo, Norway (Alfred Nobel was from Sweden). Nobel thought the ideas were more free and radical in Norway than in Sweden and he decided the Peace Prize should be awarded by a committee from Norway and put that in his will.
The museum has many interesting exhibits and displays of former prize recipients and the history of the prizes. Each award recipient is asked to donate something personal and of significance to the museum. There are pens and typewriters, games, books and musical instruments.
An award winning day in Stockholm. There is much more in store for us.
Where is Wendy 
One day I hope to visit!
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