Djurgarden Stockholm

For the first time this trip, it's raining. This means I can write more about Stockholm, and as the title suggests this is a city which, although expensive, has to be one of the most attractive I've ever visited. Old buildings, narrow streets, wide harbours, lush gardens. And, to top it off, I've met loads of interesting people!

As I think …

Wow what a cool city Stockholm is. There is just a nice relaxed feel about it. I loved the history, scenery , buildings, people, and had such an incredible time on this stop. It's funny how different but also incredibly unique each stop has been. I am having the time of my life and can't wait to see what Denmark has! It is only going to be awesome …

6th July 2012

We arrived at Stockholm at about 06:30. Most people were rushing out of the train, while some relaxingly went to the toilet and then back to their berth. Seeing that situation, I was not sure whether the train will move again very soon, I decided to rush Jacky and Chong Jin out of the train as quickly as possible. We managed …

Ains and I continued on our merry way, heading for Skansen on the island of Djurgarden that sits east of city centre. I had a hidden agenda for this expedition. We'd had one brush with a moose at long distance whilst out at Munso (more on that next ...

... 353;eč fotografije ladje Vasa. Pred nami je bil ogled muzeja s to ladjo. Muzej je lociran v centru Stockholma na otoku Djurgarden. Pred vstopom v muzej sem občudovala zgradbo nasproti vhoda. Mojstrovina, balzam za oči in dušo. ...

... though haha, well, that's just me complaining cos I didn't know any of the songs.  So yes, finally, another weekend in Stockholm.  Next week, Venice!  And the week after, Berlin!  Man, I need to stay in Stockholm and enjoy it a ...

... was amazing.   We made some pretty important decisions about the rest of our trip while in Stockholm and purchased a Eurail pass for Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, and Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg). We realized you can only ...

... . Running around in the City Rally in pouring rain (then discovering it wasn't a race at all) Checking out the cool Stockholm festival with Yee-Ling's German friend, Janina and seeing a most awesome harmonica solo and jazz band Arriving in Grinda and ...

... assignments, no projects, no midsems...uni begins again *sigh*  Guess I shouldn't complain =P I mean, after all, I'm in wonderful Stockholm on exchange, about to go to Brussels next weekend!!  How cool is that!? So FINALLY, our dreaded Swedish ...

... in from all over the country ) 19th century village, a Sweden in miniature, along with a zoo right in the heart of Djurgarden. Up to this point, we hadn't seen almost any young children. Were they trying to create a non-blurred generation society? ...

... various creatures of local mythology. Being on islands meant we were destined for a little island hopping. We caught a ferry to Djurgarden, better known to the locals as the fun island. And why not, with an amusement park ( Tivoli ), several cool ...

...   stately architectural gems of buildings that would have been reduced to rubble had WW II involved Sweden.   The following day we walked to Djurgarden, an island that was formerly the royals playground.  It is just across a small ...

... consumed entirely with my trip to the doctors, so I managed to see nothing. The third day, though, was spent walking to Djurgarden, the former royal hunting grounds. It is now the site of the Vasa museum, another great museum which is centered around a ...