Every Friday morning a group of moms from Stockholm International School (SIS) meet right after drop off, walk 20 minutes to Djurgarden and walk 10k around Djurgarden. The official name is The Royal Djurgarden Nature Preserve and it has been under royal management since 1452, first as a royal game park and for the past few hundred years a recreation and amusement park. There are a limited number of homes on Djurgarden, many museums and Grona Lund amusement park but it's mostly a beautiful nature preserve with miles (or kilometers!) of bike, walking and running trails. Below are only a few of what I'm sure will be many photos on Djurgarden!
Villa Tacka Udden
Ship heading into Stockholm
At the end of the walk is one of my new favorite places, a great little restaurant, Flickorna Helin Voltaire, with the best salads, sandwiches, soups, bakery and coffees. It's in a wonderful old building with cozy indoor seating and a large patio outside overlooking the canal. Over the past two Fridays I have met women from Spain, Italy, Denmark, South Africa, and Atlanta who have lived all over the world. Thank goodness they speak English!
1 comment:
Let me get this straight - you walk 20 mins to the garden (1+ miles) then you walk 6.1 miles in the garden? Dang...you go girl!
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