Bad Knees Travel

  My blog is a noncommercial place for me to discuss things that I learn or do while traveling as a person with mobility limitations and a unique perspective of looking for the small and lesser noticed stuff.  As part of this I occasionally see something that might be overlooked. I have told you about the Bald Hiker, and Paul's fantastic retreats.   I have pointed out stuff that is not on the main tour circuit that I have found interesting. Here is another 4 Shillings Short . They are traveling musicians from the area. They are known to play at house concerts and small venues in California and Oregon.  But they have a deep background in the history and archeology in Ireland. They put on small (20-30 people) tours in Ireland.  This is their backyard. Note: My daughter has just told me about another tour at Samhain put on by her music buddy Nuala. It looks really exciting as well.  I don't know these people, other than a wonderful phone call and my fri...

I spent a marvelous day in Stockholm in June 2024.  I stayed two nights while on my way to Finland to go on the epic Svalbard expedition, but more on that in a future post. To me, getting there is half the fun, and these side trips are a major part of the fun. I have been taking a brief respite from posting. Illness and overwhelm, you know the story. But with a new summer of travel ahead, I must get back on the horse. This post is mostly a photo dump of my brief stay in Stockholm. I rate my visits in relation of would I go back or not.  I do hope to go back and experience more of what this city has to offer. As usual, the computer has interesting ideas on how to change up my layout. Click any photo to see a larger version and have a slide show and skip what little verbiage I have added.  I stayed in a Scandia Hotel. Think Marriott's or the Hilton in Swedish.  A pretty standard high rise commercial hotel. And some times that is just what one needs.  The breakfast...