After planning a flight-recovery sleep-in, the sunlight woke us up ridiculously early – there are only about 4 hours of darkness here, so doubt that we will get to see any of them.

The hotel has a fabulous breakfast spread including the BEST liverwurst which set us up for a day on our feet.

We had intended to catch the ferry to Djurgarden (island home to several of the museums), but the weather was superb so we continued walking and island hopped via the bridge. We were waylaid for a short time, caught up in the ‘practice’ parade of the king’s guard preparing for Swedish National Day tomorrow.

Saw some interesting things along the way….

First sop was at the Vasamusset – home of the Vasa warship built in the early 1600s, which sank 20 minutes into its maiden voyage. It was pulled up from the sea bed in the 60s and has been restored- incredible structure, about 7 stores high and ornately carved – a work of art really.

From one extreme to another our next stop was the Abba Museum. Couldn’t resist having our photo taken with the team….

But DID resist the huge temptation to karaoke with video simulated Abba crew. Despite strong encouragement from David, watching some middle aged Swedish guy slaughtering Waterloo was a strong deterrent.

By the time we got home again we had been walking for 8 hours solid. Quick early dinner with newly arrived conference buddies & now hoping to beat the jet lag with an early night.