On Saturday, Robert and I went to the beach and then to lunch at the prison. But it’s not quite what you might expect. We were hiking around Långholmen, an island in the center of Stockholm that lies between Södermalm and Kungsholmen. First we stopped at the beach where we have picnicked and swam many times during the summer. But we could not have swam if we wanted to as the lake is frozen over. And the beach is nowhere to be found, buried as it is under about two feet of snow. So instead we walked out across the ice for a while and watched the skaters on the other side of Mälaren from us.
When I got too cold to hike any further, we made our way back to the prison. The Kronohäktet or Crown Remand prison was built on Långholmen in 1874 and was used until 1975 – Swedish writer Jan Guillou even served part of a sentence for espionage there. Now the prison is a hostel where you can sleep in a cell. Connected to it is the Finkan Pub – it turned out to be a cozy place to stop for a wine by the fire. And the goulash soup was excellent. Not a bad day of exploration.
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Now this had to have been too cool to see. I think I would be afraid to sleep there…yikes!
Maria, Are you worried about bad karma in your cell room?
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