“People really live here”

Fiona was enthralled with Old Stockholm. She said people really live here.  It’s so beautiful.  A bit more character than Woodbury.  Eric went for run around our island this morning and when he returned I went for a walk.  Fiona had not slept at all on the way over so we let her catch up. After 13 hours of sleep eric woke her up

On my walk I came across this outside gym for adults. All the equipment was made with poles and logs.  The coolest part was that there were at least a dozen people working out independently.  In China people gathered for group exercise in the park.  Here they go to the park alone and work out.

Check out the weights these two are lifting. The poles are hinged at the other end and you can lift them up.  Want more weight, go to a bigger log.

We wandered quite a while in the old part of Stockholm.  It is a beautiful place.  Cobblestones and bricks in Beautiful shape.  All the buildings are colored in earth tones and make for a very colorful setting.

OK, Betsy,  this is for you.  We found the runestone you told us about.  It was a piece from an old ruin that had been used in a building in Stockholm.  A few of these have been uncovered.

Right in the midst of the old part of the city was the Nobel Museum.  In the year 2001 it was created I. This building which had been the Stockholm stock exchange. The Nobel prize was first awarded in 1901 so the museum followed it by 100 years.  Started with a 40 minute tour by an english speaking medical student.  Then we spent another 3hours looking around in the museum.

This quote below explains why it is not unusual for people of science to also be people of art.  It explains the difference between knowing science and doing science.

Above Eric’s head are plates on a revolving chain.  Each one tells of a Nobel laureate.  In another room the plates are separated as they pass overhead so you can see them individually. It takes 6 hours for them to do one rotation

We spent quite a bit of time in a reading room.  There were copies of dozens of books that had won the prize for literature.  You could read in the books, learn about the authors lives and make comments on papers they have left in each book for that purpose. I loved reading the comments others had left and vowed to read more of these books

At three in the afternoon we stopped for lunch.  Eric has been pretty happy with all the Eric references we have seen here.  Both Erik and Eric.  St. Erik’s beer is an IPA.