As you walk around the quieter parts of Stockholm – away from the main traffic areas – you can hear the sound of running water. Unlike the drains around Sydney (which are sometimes flushed, and other times dry) the drains around Stockholm at this time of the year are where the thawing snow and ice find their escape.
You also need to be careful on the footpaths. As the ice and snow melt, you find yourself walking in a zig-zag pattern, walking on the gravel, walking on the footpath, stepping carefully on the snow, and carefully avoiding the slippery ice.… Read the rest “Easter Sunday”