More Posts About Buildings and Food

This is a Sweetmeal Digestive Biscuit. It is the finest cracker I have ever eaten. I love it with either a bit of mild blue cheese (which unfortunately for me they only identify as "blue mould cheese" on the buffet) or on its own. It is delicious, and I will be harassing my nephew who is currently in the UK for the summer to bring some back for me as I don't think they're easily found in the US.

What else have I been eating? Well, finally had some reindeer filet last night. Looks like beef, is tender like filet mignon but has a slightly stronger beefy flavor. Still, if I told you it was cow you'd probably believe it. The difference is subtle. It was served with a "potato cake", really scalloped and gratined potatoes formed into a square and a berry (forgot which one) sauce. Enjoyed that dish at the Glenfiddich restaurant in Gamla Stan which besides obviously having a wide selection of single malts claimed to serve the largest variety of Swedish microbrews. Tried an IPA which was strong and dry in the American IPA fashion and a nice clean but sharp Pilsener.

Above is the newest member of the LBI curling club (note that he's wearing my hat), the traditional Swedish wooden horse outside Stockholm City Hall. City Hall is the location of the annual Nobel Prize banquet each December 10.

Here's the room where the city council meets.

A painting from a hallway that overlooks the water. The objective of the artist was to mirror the view from the windows.

Here's a ceiling in one of the rooms meant to echo the look of a viking house. The blue panels represent where vent holes in the roof would be.

Here's the room where they hold the Nobel banquet.

We're leaving for Finland in about half an hour. Not sure what the Web situation will be from there but I'll post when possible.