The heat took its toll yesterday and we fair slumped by early evening. A good night’s sleep behind us and a 10 am start ensured we could survive a bit longer today. We headed into the city from our local metro (Tunnelbana) station which is Hornstull to Gamla Stan and then walked on foot to the island of Skeppsholmen to visit the Design and Architecture museum – ‘ArkDes’. There were a number of interesting exhibits, particularly the more historical aspects of building design in Sweden, but the museum appeared rather lacking in anything to do with design. Entry was free so I probably have to take that into account, but the museum didn’t really appear to have a focus. It didn’t take very long to walk around, you can probably gather that we felt it rather lacking. Co-located with ArkDes is the Swedish Museum of Modern Art, which also has free entry to the main exhibits. Again, this appeared to be poorly laid out with no particular focus or flow as you walk around the rooms. In an attempt to make up for the lack of interesting content we headed to the museum restaurant, and I can report that was a much better experience. We had some tasty sandwiches and looked out from a panoramic window that showcased the harbour side views.
In the afternoon we headed to the Tekniska museum ( science and technology) hoping we might learn something. For a pair of nerds (okay perhaps just one) it was rather a disappointment. It was totally aimed at very young children and again appeared to have no particular focus, theme or engagement. A bit of a shame.
The rest of the day was spent doing a bit of shopping before having dinner out and making our way back to our apartment.
