Today my dear friend Pontus and I had planned to go kayaking in the center of Stockholm to celebrate that he recently turned 30. In the morning it was grey and boring but as we arrived at the kayak rental the sun came out and it turned out to be a fabulous afternoon and evening. The plan was to kayak around the island Kungsholmen on which the City Hall is situated (tower to the left in the picture).Things do look different from the water. First we passed the area were I live and although I have walked along the cliffs many many times I still found a few new places I have not seen before. As we came to the bars along the water front we were tempted to try to get them to serve us beers in the kayak but the bartenders were too far from the water... After the City Hall we turned left into the channel between Kungsholmen and the City center. This is a calm, lush area which you easily miss hurrying downtown. Several marinas are situated in the channel where you see boat owners packing and getting ready to leave town for the weekend.
Eventually we made it back in time to return the kayaks and what would be better now than a champagne picknick in the park? Said and done, there was still a couple of hours of sunshine for us to enjoy. Fantastic! Thank you Pontus for a great day!
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