The first study period at KTH runs from the last week in august to the second week in October, and this year I had a record teaching load. Not just personal record, but I think an all-timer. Knowing from the start that it would be intense, I decide to plan something to look forward to and arranged for a 4-day weekend after the last class was over. The whole term then went on fast forward with my head down, and we did not really plan any specifics for this time off. I really wanted to go somewhere for a change of scenery, but last minute flights and trains were not reasonable for last-minute plans. Graham did some hunting around and suggested Trosa, a quaint touristy town on the nearest edge of the Stockholm archipelago.
The old quarter has chraming old houses and narrow lanes 
Trosa town square with the bell tower 
Lots of nice little independent shops, many have a mix of vintage and new items. 
The ‘cozy’ stores sells wooly sweaters etc. 
‘Archipelago street’ 
Rad delivery moto 
The old-school phone booth is not a free little library! 
Traffic jam in the off-season 
The canal leading from the harbour to the old river mill is the nucleus ofs charm 
Sörmlandsleden goes right through town along the canal – we followed it for a little way 
Lots of nice decks and gardens looking out at the water 
Lots of Autumn colour to enjoy 
Down by the harbour at ‘the end of the world’
…getting there, main appeal, seasonal, domestic regulars
We decided to do an evening spa visit on the Thursday, adn since there is basically only weekend touristing hapening in October we were the only ones there and had the whole place to ourselves! definitely recommend an evening spa visit.
We found some nice places to eat. Punschkällaren canal-side restaurant had hearty Swedish lunch specials, and we went twice to the Tre små rum cafe– their bakery items and soups were really great. One night we had a self-catered room picnic with knäckebröd, local fruits, a sparkling bottle and cheese from the local deli. We had one fancy dinner out at Matstudio, which had really nice veggie options, fancy seasfood, and fun cocktails. Trosa Gelato is also highly rated, but for me it was a bit too cold for ice cream.
The hotel lounge was cozy TO THE MAX 
The fancy old hotel with spa in the centre of the old quarter 
Källaren restaurant has good ol’ fashioned Swedish husmanskost with a view of the dogwalkers along the canal 
We loved the ‘Tre små rum’ bakery café 
Caramelized apple and almond buns for fika! 
Lovely soups and sourdough 
Done-by-11:00 disco is only in the high season, clearly I’ll have to go back
On the Friday we decided to go on a hike on the adjacent Edanö. We walked over the bridge and then did some ‘real estate’ hiking along the winding country roads where we saw way more dog walkers than cars. There were also some nature trails, which we eventually found our way to and got up the highest point on the islands for some views of the coast.
It was a good thing to get away for a long weekend, and I want to plan for more in the near future!