Dave’s off sightseeing to the tune of a Noel Coward song.

In the Malay states there are hats like plates, which the Minions won’t wear, 

 At twelve noon the natives swoon, and no further work is done –    

But Mad Dogs and Minions go out in the midday sun.    

It’s hot here! Perhaps afternoon tea.

Too many mountains for Kansas and there’s the occasional smell of the sea. 

 

Dave is looking remarkably chipper after 12 hours on a plane. 

He’s somewhere hot.   
At long last after 16hrs travel he’s found his hotel room; but it’s all dark outside so he can’t see where he is. 

Wave goodbye to Stuart and Jorge it’s time for another adventure.

 
It’s the airport; where’s today’s destination? 

Stuart’s starting to action his latest grand plan.  

Jorge is the best tree climber so he’s being sent up.  

Ropes are in place; time to haul away!  

Hoisted high into the tree.  

Stuart finds what he’s looking for; baby bapples. These bapples still have a long way to go before they’re ready, they need to be ten times as big.  

Shouldn’t you let Stuart down first? 

…is very, very long; so Jorge is having a mid afternoon snooze.  

Meanwhile Stuart is plotting something.  

Stuart is visiting the Vasa a preserved sailing vessel that sank in Stockholm Harbour in 1628 and was raised in 1961.

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Gamla Stan is the old town in Stockholm, Stuat’s off for a wander.

Lots of old cobbled streets, hard going on little legs.

Finally the water, looking across towards the island of Skeppsholmen.

Looking back from the quayside of Gamla Stan towards Ostermalm and the main commercial district of Stockholm.

Stuart want’s to go see the Vasa; we’ll have to see if there’s time…

Stockholm. Looking south from Normalm towards Södermalm with the tower of the Stockholm Stadshus (town hall) on the right.

…he knows how this all works. The planes are over there…

…so we wander over here.

This reminds Stuart of Macy’s

Jorge like trains. Better catch this one…

Comfy enough

This room looks nice. Stuart’s irresistable charm got him an upgrade.

Room with a view. Can you tell where we are yet?