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My first impressions of this beautiful city are the architectural beauty. From our hotel it is a short walk to the Gamla Stam, the medieval Old Town. It is filled with crenulated building topped with cupolas, spires, and decorative details of all kinds in tones of ocher, rose and palest grey. The buildings mostly date from the 1700's to the 1900's. The streets are narrow and cobblestone. Many of the buildings that were originally houses are now shops and trendy restaurants. We found one serving reindeer meat and another specializing in herring. We plan to try them out later. We had lunch today in a little restaurant in the basement of one of the old houses. It looked like a catacomb but was furnished in cozy, cast off furnishings that looked like they came from your great aunts attic. We had excellent sandwiches made with local cheese. Then we had coffee at a little place where you order everything on line and then pick it up. Great fun but we're still a bit jet lagged.
Not sure about the reindeer meat, but it sounds most quaint!
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