this weekend we stayed close to home hanging out on sodermalm and the little island of skeppsholmen (a 10 minute bike ride away) enjoying the beautiful crisp fall weather.
on sodermalm, the three of us went for fika at drop coffee, ate at taylor and jones, came across a design market, and meandered along the water and up on top of the cliffs. it was a lovely little outing.
on skeppsholmen, kai and i met up with our friends ximena and the girls to lunch at matholmen, the food truck market. and did we eat well! the churrasco food truck was so awesome... grilled steak served on a bun along with green beans, avocado, tomato, and aioli. kai devoured his pulled pork sandwich. it was the last day the food trucks would converge on the island so we'll have to be patient for next summer. another favourite place on the island is the skeppsholmen hotel, where we warmed up with a cup of tea/hot chocolate while the kiddos had fun running around outdoors.
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| our bikes! |
no matter how much i crave warm mediterranean temperatures, i love these bright crisp days. did you have a lovely autumn weekend?
kai: a boy, his phone and scooter. kai loves the independence he gets in stockholm (and i'm learning to let go a little bit at a time :)
always on the lookout for foodie places, we stumbled upon slottsträdgården, the castle garden cafe. what a lovely place to visit on a weekend.
although we came for the garden cafe, we were pleasantly surprised that it was located on the grounds of the ulriksdal castle. we walked around the park admiring all the old buildings dating from the 1600s - 1800s. the little red shed that once housed the blacksmith, the yellow building was a stable long ago, another where the pheasant farmer lived, the orangery originally built to grow exotic fruit (apparently the king was fond of pheasants and oranges!), and the pink church too. so much history in this little part of sweden, just an hour north of stockholm.
after walking through the park you finally get to slottsträdgården. the cafe is located within the garden centre which means meandering through a series of greenhouses exploding with potted plants and flowers. what a feast for the eyes!
once in the cafe, another greenhouse, you can't help but get excited by the view of the pastry table. the swedes love their fika! before we indulged in dessert, we had a lovely mushroom soup served with gorgeous rustic bread, perfect for dipping. then dessert... the cardamom cake!
after walking and eating and walking some more we lounged on the grass by the 1600 century castle to nap and play. and, my boys made up a limerick tongue twister inspired by the peasant farmer. they thought they were pretty smart and funny :)
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| the orangery |
it was a good end to our sunny weekend. but next time, i'm bringing home some plants :)
