Verne in Stockholm, at Hotel Rydberg

Jules Verne’s arrival in the Swedish capital,
registered in newspaper Stockholms Dagblad, 8 July, 1861.
It has been well known among Scandinavian Vernians, in which hotels the french author and his friends stayed in the summer days of 1861. But on ‘The Scandinavian JV Portal’ documentation has been missing, regarding the Swedish capital.  Anyway –  possible doubts can now be put aside, newspaper Stockholms Dagblad, had updated arrivals:
«Anmälda Resande den 8 Juli. […] Advokaten Lorois, Litteratören Verne och Kompositören Hignard, Frankrike […]  Hotel Rydberg«.

Verne diary, Sunday 7 July, 1861:
«- arrivèe en Stockholm Dimanche – paysage – vue de la ville – la Douane a visité – les portons – omnibus en corbillards – hotel Rudberg – le livre d’hotel – fiere d’etre Francais –  promenade au lac Melare [Mälaren] – Bateau a vapeur pour traverser le lac – Dalecarlienne […] pour frai[…] en banque – retour au parck(?) petite promenade au Gavin’s (?) cafe – restaurant Francaise place Gustav Adolphe –  petite bateau a vapeur faisant le service […] d’arrive cafe et du park «

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