On Wednesday morning I headed up to Stockholm to participate in a Generative Design workshop for Sweco. It’s been a long time since I’ve been to Sweden, so it was a fun coincidence that I already had a little taste of the country as I took my train to Zurich airport from Neuchatel.
IKEA Switzerland has a special vending machine moving between the larger Swiss railway stations as part of a promotional event. It was a bit of a shame the machine was out of order, but these things do happen.
The flight to Stockholm Arlanda was uneventful, and I took the Arlanda Express from the airport to the central station in Stockholm. It’s quick (20 minutes) and comfortable: it even had a business area where you could plug-in and take advantage of the free wifi. Very civilised indeed.
I walked from the station to my hotel, the Haymarket. It’s a beautiful (and very trendy) hotel in the historic centre of the city. It’s right on the market square, logically enough.
On checking in and…