Royal Theatre

Weekdays it is nice to stay cozy at home during the long evenings. Then comes Friday night with the weekend and long dark sleep-in mornings. A surge of energy suddenly to have some fun in town!

 The Royal Theater - Dramaten- is very popular and it is hard to get tickets.  We chanced and got 'last minute' tickets for Rickard III - the last two available.

  High up and in long distance to the scene but no complaints as the actors could be heard and seen and the ticket was less then half price.

http://www.dramaten.se/Repertoar/Rickard-III/

Short Days

  First question when announcing a visit to Stockholm is " how long are the days?"   Not easy to answer because it depends if the sky is blue or grey.  November is usually grey and electric lights are needed most of the time.  Here the view of Nybroviken in the middle of the day yesterday and today probably the same.....

 Easy to visit Sweden in the summer - true fans come during Fall and Winter!

   http://www.visitsweden.com/sweden/Sweden-Facts/Worth-knowing-about-Sweden/Time--daylight-hours/

Cannes? No, Stockholm!

   As all filmfestivals go, there are too many films shown and one has to choose carefully. We were not sure about the film but knew that the Skandia-Teatern was worth a visit.  Famous architect Gunnar Asplund was involved in the creation of this beautiful cinema theater. It opened 1923 and was renovated to its former splendor. In red and gold and in a style known as 'Semi-Atmospheric'.  Not knowing exactly what that is, we admired the freeze along the balcony and the golden Adam and Eve figures framing the screen just before the lights dimmed.

  

Eve made us think about the starlets in Cannes. The film 'Girlhood' was a French new film about girls becoming women and with the classic themes of beauty, love, hate, violence and family.  

http://www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/en

Stockholm's Saint

  Stockholm is visited by more and more tourists arriving from all corners of the world. City Hall - Stadshuset - is then visited by most of them.  This large building, prominent sight in the heart of the City and reachable by foot, bike, bus and boat is popular even by Stockholmer themselves.  Saint Erik is memorized in different forms and and on the flags in yellow on blue - the Swedish colors.

  The golden sculpture on the top of the column in front of City Hall is?  

You guessed right!    More about St. Erik: 

http://ferrebeekeeper.wordpress.com/2014/05/13/the-head-and-crown-of-erik-ix-of-sweden/

Sweet Temptations

The art of baking pastries is still very much alive and the small 'oevres'can be admired through the shop windows on the way to the Louvre.

Mouthwatering presentation of classic pastries like Framboisines or Paris Brests are presented row after row like little soldiers.  

The macaroons helter shelter in their boxes - smaller and inviting to compare their different aromas.

How much is five Euros in $? 

http://www.arnaud-delmontel.com/videos/categorie.en-commentfaire

The sweet Chef Delmontel demonstrates how to make the pastries on his site! 

 Let's go home and try it out - we go to the museum tomorrow.

Indian Summer

Cool nights and warm sunshine during the day - not only in New England but even here in the heart of Paris.

Perfect to sit down under the chestnut trees, watch the water of the Seine gliding by while the sunny glitter seems to hold it in one place.

Yoghurt land

       From American supermarkets filled with a plethora of different foods, up and down the aisles, we know what to choose in an automatic way.

Back in a French market we have to stop and think and read and compare to find the right milk protein without too much fat or too much sugar.

 It is easier to pick a grilled chicken and a bottle of wine.