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Stockholm exploration, day 2
Another Rick Steves-inspired busy day :) 10:30 am - took a guided tour around the City Hall, famous for hosting the annual Nobel Prize banquet. 12:15 pm - watched the change of guard ceremony near the Royal Palace. The ceremony is very lively and ...
Kiruna
Não ha muito para dizer desta cidade, apenas que é uma cidade mineira e bastante cinzenta, tambem devido ao dia de chuva e frio que estava. Serviu apenas para descansar o possivel depois de um dia inteiro debaixo de chuva, desde Estocolmo. ...
Hörby
Efter en jobbig flygtur på 30 timmar med en mellanlandning i Bangkok och en annan i Zürich och 12 timmars tidsskillnad så är vi nu på några veckors besök i Sverige för att träffa barn och barnbarn. Fy vad kallt och regnigt här, dessutom så ...
October maddness =D
... ; After that we prepared for the party, the first time I've ever celebrated Halloween haha, apparently it's not that big a thing in Sweden either but from the costumes I saw on the streets, maybe it's catching on as is all things American. Went as ...
Langrend World Cup
Langrend World Cup rundt om kongeslottet i Stockholm - med sne kørt ind fra ...
Clubbing is a Contact Sport
During my three years of studying in California I never had much of a chance to go clubbing. The one clubbing experience I had in San Francisco when I was eighteen was not exactly fun, being pressed from every side and fighting off inappropriate guys who ...
Walk 'til you drop!
... about 1AM, and its the first time I can't see daylight in 3 weeks. The sun is completely useless to me here in Sweden. I don't even try to guess the time based on the brightness or position of the sun. It seems to be dimest around ...
Codi has arrived!
I met Codi at the airport yesterday about 3PM. It was really good to see her! We started our adventure almost immediately as we walked to Gamla Stan for supper and some sightseeing. She remembers some of the places as she was here when ...
Schon fast zwei Wochen wie im Flug vergangen!
Hey ihr Lieben oder wer auch immer bis hierhin gelesen hat ;) Gestern ist Valentina nach Hause gefahren. Das war echt schon traurig, weil ich Ekbacka gar nicht ohne sie kenne und sie immer viel Leben in die Bude bringt^^ Bin heute mit Naomi unterwegs in ...
Life in Sweden
Do you remember in the movie Pulp Fiction, when Travolta is talking about the differences between France and the USA and how he describes it as the little things... in France they put mayonaise on their french fries, you can buy a beer at McDonalds etc ...
Swedish Birthday
... was seeing the grape vines with bunches of grapes growing in the backyard. Thomas’ mother told me this was proof that Sweden gets warm. After a while of visiting it was time to head home so that Oliver could get ready for bed. I was ...
Sunny with a chance of meatballs
Just an afternoon in Sweden as we intend to be there again much further in our adventure but in the meantime nipping over to Malmö was nice enough. Half expecting an industrial harbour city and half expecting a parade of beautiful blondes... Neither ...
Shiny Stuff Underground!
... a great day trip and I would recommend it to anyone who came out this way as an interesting place to see part of the industrial history of Sweden that has a very rich mining history because of all of the raw materials that are hidden beneath the ...
Äventyr i Astrid Lindgrens värld
Leonie hatte die weltbeste Idee, mich in die Astrid-Lindgren-Welt nach Vimmerby einzuladen =) Bzw haben wir das unglaublich spontan Samstag abends entschieden. Fast wären wir nicht gefahren, da das Wetter so schlecht und wir sonntags morgens so müde ...
An Ocean Away and I'm Still Doing Dishes
... , this must be paradise. What with the friendliness, the hot boys, the weather, the openness and acceptance, and the candy, Sweden kicks ass! Trust me, the candy here is spectacular! And they have such a great variety! Chocolate balls with coconut and ...
Kebnekaise
One night in Sweden, 213 Volvos and 12 Deer
Our first few hours of riding into Sweden were so beautiful, we rode through ever more exquisite mountains under a perfect sunset. We stopped in a rest stop for dinner and to watch the amazing colours and light in the sky which we couldn’t see when ...
homework
En Vårmiddag. I Stockholm finns det en gata som heter Götgatan. På Götegatan ligger det ett hus. I huset finns det en våning. I våningen finns det ett matrum. I matrummet finns det ett matbord. Vid matbordet sitter Åke Forsberg och ...
Welcome to our "hus"
Hello all! Our free wifi has sadly gone away, so this will be a quick update of photos. We are at a very beautiful and modern library now with floor to ceiling windows looking out over the city, just magic. More to ...
Transport Woes
See where the dot is flashing on the map? thats where we're MEANT to be. Not that I had any idea even what country that was in until I just googled it - Swedan. So Im pretty sure we're in Swedan now. Hurrah. Wasnt even meaning to be. Was aiming for ...
Stockholm
Visited Stockholm, including a city walk, the Nobel Museum, and the island of Djurgarten with the Vasa ...
Memories of Old and Family
... especially a buffet with Beer included for only 79sek about $11.00, well let me advise you now, DO NOT EAT CHINESE FOOD IN SWEDEN! After eating, we headed back to L&L's for coffee and some of Foster Lilly's cookies. Sadly, at about 3:00 we had ...
Little bit of Canada in Sweden
... ;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 receive the youth price ...
The Castle
Home sweet Sweden
... meatballs for supper. That's another thing I can cross off the ol' list of stuff to do before I die - eat Swedish meatballs in Sweden. Check. Tomorrow we're off to Stockholm for the day with some of Jenni's friends to see the city and ...
Přejezd do Svédska
Opustili jsme sever, míříme na jih do Švédska. Po cestě se budeme stavovat na husky farmě a k večeru bychom měli dorazit do Uppsaly, kde je dle Švédů nejvyšší katedrální věz (Norové tvrdí, ...
Stockholm in 1 day????
Due to my time and accomodation constraints, I spent only 1 day in Stockholm... actually 8 hours or so. Surprisingly, I did a lot! I went to about 4 museums (which are all free!) and walked around the better part of the entire central city. The ...
City hall, Church, arch. museum, Östermalms market
The day begins with a visit to the City Hall (opened in 1923). The great Nobel banquet is held in City Hall and the building attracts close to 400,000 visitors each year. The Ridesholm church was closed, so it was only possible the see the outside. ...

