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A brief recap of Stockholm

Well it's about time I did a post about my time in Stockholm, more than three weeks ago now.
 
I was there for a korfball tournament at Sweden's only club - it's obviously a help for their development to play against overseas clubs, and we had met them at the Edinburgh University tournament in January. Obviously Stockholm was also an excellent place to visit, so a couple of us were there early to have a look around the place.
 
Luckily, it was hot, sunny and on the Friday, it was the national day, which has only been celebrated in recent years. This meant that there was quite a party atmosphere around the place, which was added to by school graduates who apparently celebrate by travelling round town in the back of lorries while drinking/throwing beer and blasting out loud music.
 
The city is very nice, and although touristy it didn't feel overrun at all, and there were some very quiet areas in which to walk, drink and watch the world go by.  Given that it is built across various islands, there is a lot of water about to see, lots of bridges, and a nice old-world feel.

Have a couple of pictures:

Central Stockholm, pessimistic building is pessimistic.

Practising being a tourist

Modern art, or something.

Your blockbusters do not impress me!

The IMDB's top 25 movies by box office.
Bold = seen in cinema
Italics = seen on TV/DVD

1. Titanic (1997) $600,779,824
2. Star Wars (1977) $460,935,665
3. Shrek 2 (2004) $436,471,036
4. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) $434,949,459
5. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) $431,065,444
6. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006) $423,032,628
7. Spider-Man (2002) $403,706,375
8. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) $380,262,555
9. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) $377,019,252
10. Spider-Man 2 (2004) $373,377,893
11. The Passion of the Christ (2004) $370,270,943
12. Jurassic Park (1993) $356,784,000 (only because I worked in said cinema)
13. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) $340,478,898
14. Finding Nemo (2003) $339,714,367
15. Spider-Man 3 (2007) $336,530,303
16. Forrest Gump (1994) $329,691,196
17. The Lion King (1994) $328,423,001 (only because I worked in said cinema)
18. Shrek the Third (2007) $320,706,665
19. Transformers (2007) $318,759,914
20. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001) $317,557,891
21. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) $313,837,577
22. Iron Man (2008) $311,708,133
23. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) $310,675,583
24. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007) $309,404,152
25. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) $309,125,40