Ice Bar & Wirströms Pub
August 22nd 2017
The kids really wanted to check out an Ice Bar, so we went to the ICEBAR by ICEHOTEL. This is the world's first permanent ice bar, located in the heart of Stockholm atVasaplan 4, 111 20 Stockholm, Sweden. They maintain a constant 23 Fahrenheit temp, so we were provided with warm ponchos and gloves when we entered. (included in the entrance fee). Everything in the bar is made of ice, even the glasses! It was not crowded, so we had plenty of space to get some fun pictures.
Next, we headed to Old Town part of Stockholm. Since Pearl and I had already done the guided walking tour, we just took Wendell and Laura through the highlights. We stopped at Old Town’s main square, Stortorget, meaning "Big Square," the city's oldest public square. It is famous for its iconic, colorful medieval buildings, the historic Stock Exchange (Nobel Prize Museum), a central well, and its popular annual Christmas market, serving as a central hub for tourists, cafés, and history.
Stortorget, main square with the central well /fountain in the middle.
Later that night, I took the kids to one of my favorite bars in Old Town, Wirströms Pub. I had found this pub a few years earlier while visiting this area with Sandy. I was looking for an Irish Pub to taste the Guinness recipe for Sweden. I saw a Guinness sign outside this pub, so we went in. It is a small bar when you enter, but there is more. If you walk to the back of the bar, you will find a staircase that goes down. Follow the stairs and you will enter a labyrinth of “cave” rooms. There are some rooms with bars and others with stages set up for live music.
We went down to t he lower rooms and got a table to listen to some live music. It was really fun as they were playing Chicago Blues music. Just lie being at home!
Wirströms Pub
