Kaknastornet

After faffing about in the hotel and then working out our plan and buying the correct city travel card we eventually decided on visiting a very ugly tower in the north east of Stockholm. But few people go for it's beauty, they go for the best view of Stockholm from altitude, at 150m. Fortunately, this tower had a lift that rose the full height of the tower in 30 seconds, wind whistling as the lift gently swayed for the ascent. At the top the view is impressive except the weather was quite disappointing, our first real rain of our holiday and it seriously dulled our view of the city. However a cafe with excellent cakes provided a welcome silver lining. The tower reminds me of the Montparnasse tower in Paris not so much for design but for its position and the view of the city. We travelled to and from the tower by bus, enjoying the unlimited travel we have for 24 hours, although I think Stockholm's public transport is supposed to be the most expensive in the world, and I can't disagree.