Day 55: Stockholm and Prague

Mom and I spent our last morning in Stockholm enjoying our last chance at Stockholm design stores before saying goodbye to the land of H&M. Our favorite morning stop was to the NK (real name is "Nordiska Kompaniet") department store, which we were warned was better known as the "No Kroner Left" department store. Although we loved the merchandise, we discovered that the nickname was fully warranted. Mom left with absolutely stunning roll of wallpaper, but I'm not even going to publish the price here. 

No Kroner Left

One of twenty H&Ms

After a great lunch back at our favorite food hall, we started our way towards the airport. We landed in Prague at 9pm, and grabbed a taxi to our hotel. Our hotel, the Pension U Medvidku, is pretty cool; the building dates back to 1466, when it was first built as a brewery. The brewery and beer halls are still intact on the first floor and basement, and the remaining top floors have been converted to a three-star hotel. Our room has painted ceilings that date to the 15th century. 

Our hotel ceiling

Mom and I took a quick town of the downtown area and got our first taste of Czech beer at the city's beautiful art deco municipal center, before grabbing a last beer at the hotel's beer hall. Prague is breathtaking, and the medieval center is the most impressive I've seen on this trip. The beer is also quite good (so far I like Staropramen best). I'm glad we have three nights here, because there's clearly a ton to see in this very large and amazing city. 

Pictures of Old Quarter Prague: