Posted in Europe, Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden on Jul 12th, 2010
Claesson Koivisto Rune designed the interior at Hotel Skeppsholmen.
This is room #170. The theme for colours and materials: “Fog”. Well, OK.
The bathroom in #170. Quite large. Quite nice. It’s also quite unpractical.
Truth: As soon as you’ll get a tiny bit of water on the floor it looks messy.
What if we didn’t use a regular sink? […]
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Posted in Europe, Restaurant, Stockholm, Sweden on Jan 3rd, 2010
Visible through the entrance of Berns Asiatiska: Berzelii Park.
Berns opened its doors August 1, 1863, (big ups to architect Johan Fredrik Åbom).
If created today, those mega-sized chandeliers wouldn’t survive the focus groups.
The next time I’ll bring a food stylist. This mess is my first round at the Sunday
brunch at Berns Asiatiska. In the lower […]
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Posted in Europe, Spa, Stockholm, Sweden, Top rated on Dec 27th, 2009
The pool area is by no means gianormous but it’s quite nice to hang out there,
before a treatment, (or after). Access to this area is free for hotel guests.
Probably the nicest locker area I’ve seen. Ever. Ash wood rarely looked so nice.
Where the boys hang out: The men’s changing room at the Raison d’Etre spa.
Note: […]
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Posted in Europe, Restaurant, Stockholm, Sweden on Oct 18th, 2009
Exterior of the Mathias Dahlgren Matbaren, located in the posh but magnificent
Boliderska Palace, built 1874, next to the main building of the Grand Hôtel.
Not your ordinary matjessill, (soused herring). Dining at the Matbaren means a few new takes
on classic Swedish food. In this case, simplicity does not, repeat NOT, mean simple food.
Hmm… let’s see if […]
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Finally, a place where you can get fantastic food in the Stockholm archipelago!
I sat at the the long table, (second chair from the camera), and just enjoyed myself.
The time was 6:34 in the morning. Any words necessary? Hardly.
This is what it looks like from the seaside. The red building is the Fejans Krog.
You may […]
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