i didn't mean to drag out posting about our trip for so long... so i'm going to finish up by writing about our last three days, which were in stockholm. i loved stockholm so much, and could really imagine living there. after the hostel on langholmen, we staying at the hotel rival on sodermalm. we had a balcony looking out over mariatorget square, which had great people watching...

some highlights were: finally seeing 10 swedish designers and svenskt tenn in person, lunch at the ostermalm market, and at the saturnus cafe to see the cilla ramnek floor (we also tried to stop by cilla's studio laila, but it was closed)... on friday, emma was so nice to meet us and show us around sofo in sodermalm. she led us around the best shopping area, and i only wish we had more time. that day we also headed out of the city center to visit karin erikkson's studio in overjarva gard. she took time out of her busy day to show us around her studio and the farm, and then we sat down to chat over coffee and pastries. it's such a special place where she works, and i was so glad to see it in person.

we had a great tour guide for much of our time in stockholm, our friend thilo. it's so nice to see a city with a local who knows the best spots. on our last day we went to two little shops near thilo's apartment on the small island reimersholme, a jam shop with the best (and most unusual) jam i've ever tasted, and a jewerly shop called lo. at the jewelry shop lo (i think that was the designer's name as well) gave me a beautiful, delicate ring because it went so well with my other rings, and i couldn't have been happier. it was a great way to end such a fantastic trip.