Established back in the 13th century, Stockholm means the town in between the bridges. This is because Stockholm is built on waterways. So it is of little surprise that I explored the old town waterfront starting from the Gustav Adolfs Torg near to the Royal Palace.
Ran past the National Museum into the islands of Skepps Holmen, which was formerly a naval yard and base. Now the islands are host for a number of museum. Nice view of the Royal Palace from the western shores.
Continued east along the pier and turned into the larger island of Djurgården. Djurgården is home to historical buildings and monuments, museums, galleries, old stately houses and yatches. It is Stockholmers' favorite recreation areas and tourist destination.
This is a pretty and scenic island. Manicured lawns, cool shades under the majestic trees, undulating terrain (good training for NF100), and the cool 21 deg C weather, clear blue sky just made the run seem easy. A marked contrast from barely a week ago, from the third world to the first, from newly carved dirt tracks to medieval cobbled stones.
At the 7 km mark, I turned back and headed back to the Scandic Sergel Plaza hotel for a 11 km aerobic run. A very pleasant run.
HR ave 146. Pace ave: 7 min/k. Mizuno Rider 12
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2 comments:
Nice post. I have spent many happy hours in Gamla Stan. Another marathon for the future lol...))
Thanks, Marty. The Stockholm marathon route is a very scenic one running through Gamla Stan - the old town/city and Djurgården (which means the Animal Garden and once it really was. A fence surrounded the island where the royals hunted deer. Lions and bears were used in animal fights in the 17th century.) Some day....! :)
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