Spring in Stockholm?

It's almost too good to be true...Spring? Is it really here in Stockholm?

The signs are all over the place!

The tentative crocus blooms...

Pretty, overnight flower carpets...

A weekend of sunshine!

A dearth of ice floes in the city...

More and more pedestrians...

Overjoyed Swedes relishing in the need for sunglasses...

And perfect weather for mini Renaissance fairs! (Or Viking fair...if you will)

Headgear, past and present.

There were even some battling knights for everyone's amusement.

Check out that leather skullcap.

The first weekend of spring seemed like a good time to grab a meal at Max Burger, where you can choose your burger based on its cost in CO2.

I decided to skip the guilt and order from the Climate menu! Minimal CO2 emissions when you make falafel I guess.

A less environmentally friendly meal, but just as delicious. Maybe more..?

Semla buns (cream bun on the right) are delicious, by the way.

We took a walk around the piers near the Royal Palace.

And attended the Lust & Vice show at the National Museum--a collection of erotic art through the centuries. This terrific pixelated nun's butt points directly at the front of the Royal Palace. Some curators somewhere are sharing a big chuckle.

The square in front of the Nobel museum, and site of Stockholm's Bloodbath in 1520.

...they say the rain water sometimes still runs red here....

It's great that Sweden holds no delusions of tropical warmth and instead provides blankets for everyone. So practical.

In Gamla Stan. Beautiful old city built on medieval trash!