stockholm - LeRoy Family Blog https://www.leroynet.com A history of major family events and travels Mon, 16 May 2022 23:15:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 Running on Trips https://www.leroynet.com/2015/09/11/running-in-europe/ Fri, 11 Sep 2015 11:46:23 +0000 https://www.leroynet.com/?p=2619 While out of town, I go running as often as I can; which isn’t much. I … Running on TripsRead more

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While out of town, I go running as often as I can; which isn’t much. I find it’s a great way to see parts of the city that you don’t normally see. A few comments:

Old Stockholm – No time for a run but I did take a nice walk around the old city.
Amsterdam – I got in a couple runs. The community I ran through was not the best part of the city.
Dublin – This was short run before my flight home. I basically ran around the apartments of Tyrrelstown.
Noordwijk – It’s always a cold run along the north sea.  It’s flat but the dunes have some rolling hills.
Toulouse – It was a beautiful day for a run along the river.
Malmo – Cold day in early May but nice run through the dog park.
Seattle – I usually map my route before I leave the hotel.  But, it doesn’t show the topography.  Seattle is hilly.
Venice – It’s very flat except the stairs are everywhere.

 

 

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Stockholm Sweden https://www.leroynet.com/2015/09/02/sweden/ Wed, 02 Sep 2015 08:49:30 +0000 https://www.leroynet.com/?p=2578 I went to Stockholm on a business trip. When I arrived, it was 54 degrees and … Stockholm SwedenRead more

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I went to Stockholm on a business trip. When I arrived, it was 54 degrees and raining cats and dogs. My colleague (Anders Persson) picked me up at the airport and we immediately drove to Sandviken about two hours north. There is very little between the two cities. But the country is very clean, the roads are great and the terrain reminds me of Maine; there are lots of trees and it’s very rocky.

On my second day, we stayed in the Sogeti office in Solna all day except for lunch. We had chinese for lunch, Ha! After work, I went for a walk in “old” Stockholm. It’s the center of Stockholm on a little island where the grand palace sits and most of the government offices are around this too.

To get there, I had to take a short subway ride. What amazes me most is how clean the city is. Its very similar to other european cities Lynn and I have visited. On my walk, I only visited in a couple shops. I bought an ice cream and headed back. The visit was way too short but at least I got out for a couple hours.

Lynn and I have to come back here together.

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