title A Postcard From Stockholm: A Working Trip to Sweden - 24th April 2005 intro Nosher and Julian from Qualcomm are despatched to Stockholm: Nosher to do his training thing, and Julian to do some sales stuff. The payback for a 6.30am start on a Sunday morning is an afternoon off to wander around the old town (Gamla Stan) of Stockholm, an area visited by Nosher as part of the 3G Lab (now known as Qualcomm Cambridge) Press Tour back in 2001. We also get to stay in the trendy Birger Jarl hotel, which looks like it wouldn't be out of place in one of Julian's style magazines. imgp4740 A guard patrols outside the Royal Palace imgp4742 A placque dedicated to King Gustav imgp4744 The royal palace imgp4745 The Royal Palace, front view imgp4746 A clock tower imgp4748 Julian mills around imgp4750 A copper-covered bell and clock tower imgp4752 Down a cobbled street imgp4753 Pushing a bike uphill by the Lady Hamilton Hotel imgp4754 Cobbles are arranged in concentric rings imgp4755 Gamla Stan imgp4756 An interesting archway leads off to an alleway imgp4757 Empty café tables imgp4758 Armchairs in the street outside Café Bacci imgp4761 A tall ship imgp4762 No farting vehicles imgp4765 The waterfront and the Stockholm Grand Hotel imgp4766 The Saltsjön pleasure boat imgp4769 A viking ship head imgp4772 Architectural detail: a backlit streetlight imgp4774 A victorian pissoir imgp4775 A square that looks like it could be Brussels imgp4777 The Svenska Akadamien imgp4778 The locals huddle under blankets outside a café imgp4780 More café culture imgp4781 Another side street imgp4783 Inside Café Bacci, a pub quiz is occuring imgp4786 The bar of Totzvig restaurant, where we're eating imgp4787 Julian eats reindeer imgp4790 Gamla Stan: an evening street scene imgp4791 Julian checks his phone imgp4792 Julian gets a phone snap of a sock imgp4796 Crowds mill around in Gamla Stan imgp4798 The clock tower, lit up at night imgp4802 Stockholm and the bridge over the harbour imgp4806 Stockholm by night imgp4810 Ornate arches on the walk back to the main town imgp4811 A contented lion statue, like Dougal imgp4813 The beer menu in the Birger Jarl imgp4816 Nosher's room in the Birger Jarl imgp4818 Julian checks out imgp4820 The funky reception area of the Birger Jarl imgp4821 The street outside the hotel imgp4822 Julian with his bags imgp4823 A Stokholm church imgp4824 A market occurs imgp4827 The Hötorgshallen's funky sign imgp4829 Trendy Young Swedes hang out in a market square imgp4830 Iceberg lettuces for sale imgp4831 Fondling peppers imgp4832 Lots of naked bronze people imgp4833 Hanging out imgp4834 The market, by Paul Bergstroms imgp4835 Julian has a snack imgp4837 A plane comes onto the gate imgp4838 The Finnair Business Lounge at Arlanda Airport imgp4839 Julian dozes on the flight back to the UK