Rosendals Terrass in Stockholm...

A lovely place for a walk and for a delicious and organic lunch (on a sunny day) is the Rosendals garden on the green Stockholm island Djurgarden. My friend Karin took me there directly from the airport. People may cut some flowers in the flower garden, other just enjoy having lunch under the apple and pear trees. Very relaxing atmosphere indeed...From the restaurant located in a green house we got the daily fish dish with some fresh veggies.

Afterwards we took a look in the garden shop: some creative garden pods and decoration ideas were on display. Later we even some really fresh honey from the local beekeeper-the jars were filed up in front of our eyes.

Stockholm: colourful capital on 14 islands!

Stockholm does definitely deserve the name "Venice of the North"! This colourful and impressive capital is at the same time cozy, beautiful and majestic. A walk through Gambla Stan, the old city center, is really nice thing to do early in the morning...The island Skeppsholmen hosts several museums such as: the Modern Art Museum, the East-Asian Museum and the Architectural Museum (the red building on the picture). The huge white sailing boat parked in its side is the most famous youth hostel n Stockholm.

A lovely hide-away from the busy touristic areas is the terasse of Evert Taube, on the island Riddarholmen. Evert was a Swedish musical composer, author and composer who was born in 1890 and lived until 1976, living most of his life in Stockholm, Sweden.I had a great local guide, my friend Karin, so here I would like to say a big "tack så mycket" for her super company and guided tours:)

Another breathtaking thing of Stockholm is the fact that over 30% of the city area is made up of waterways and another 30% is made up of parks and green spaces!!!in 2009, Stockholm was awarded title of first European Green Capital by the European Commission.