Accome Hotel Apartments Kista Stockholm

... way ticket to Stockholm for 10 euro. I mean 10 euro is so cheap for a 12 hour cruise through the Baltic Sea and the most beautiful water front I have ever seen. Reminds me so much of Minnesota and Michigan. So once I boarded I found out why it was so cheap, everything on the boat was expensive. There are about 5 restaurants, hundreds of casino machines, 6 bars, and a large tax free store. At the store you could buy so much booze it is insane. I guess buy ...

... they're working for. Anyways, we ended up at Pong Asian Restaurant (Klara Tvärgränd, 5, 111 52 Stockholm) and I have to say, it was the best Thai I've had in a LONG time!! We decided to go and do the buffet 'cuz it's 138 SEK for each person for the buffet but ordering stuff individually would've cost us more. The Pad Thai was awesome and the glass noodles with the tofu vegetables and stuff was super spicy!! Perfect!! They even had lychee &amp; longnan for dessert.<br><br ...

... First thing was to feed my complaining stomach as I hadn't eaten any of the onboard offerings. We knew they'd be ridiculous prices and were right so ate a big meal about 5pm the day before. Now it was 11am or so the next day an I was truly ravenous. Sweden ain't cheap it seems, and I had to settle for a falafel with fries and salad. Not very Swedish I know. After sufficiently appeased we set about strolling through the old town. Its all very ...

... so the walls looked like caves.. but everything was painted really creatively. The stop near our hostel was underwater themed. And, unlike every other public transportation system I've been on, there wasn't a trace of graffiti anywhere. How do they do it? Anyway, so we got to the city center which was beautiful. Stockholm is made up of quite a few different islands that are all connected by bridges, so everything was surrounded by water... it was gorgeous. There were ...

... We watched fireworks over the city at midnight. On New Years Day the temperature seemed colder than the previous day. We walked to Gamla Stan, the old city, and went to the Royal Palce where the king and his family lives. We stood in the snow and watched the changing of the guard at the Royal Palace. The guards were girls and boys and they wore a style of blue uniform that was designed in the 1880s. After this we went for hot coffee then back to the hotel for a celebratory brunch.

... than the cathedral at Uppsala, but fails. Either that, or the designers and owners were rather jealous. Do be grateful that most of the information boards are in Swedish and English. Don't be put off by the confusing array of boat and bus sightseeing options. I'm sure £24 for a guided bus trip was worth it. Do remember that there is more to Sweden than Stockholm. Tor's view of Stockholm Like Gavin, I wasn't that impressed as we arrived into ...

... and lingonberries for dinner. Yummm... Tastes like chicken! (Not really...) We get to the Ice Bar which is an entire bar including chairs, tables, bars, walls, and glasses made out of ice. You put on a big parka and go inside. Your entrance fee buys one drink. I had and Absolut Soon something. It had citroen vodka, lingonberries (again!), and ginger in it and was quite good. We had reservations at 9:00 pm, they open to the public at 9:45. Everyone ended up leaving before ...

... the tube. Yes, I still hold the door open for the person behind me - I can't help it. - The Swedish equivalent to "excuse me," is rarely, if ever, used. In fact, last night is the 1st time I heard it since arriving here (except from my American friends who say it even when someone else bumps into them). In the hardware store, I was trying to get around 2 men who had stopped to talk to each other. There was some room to pass, but not without bumping into one of the men. I said ...

Ahh, i finally today feel rested for the first time all trip. Oh, but first we had a very funny thing that happened last night. first we went to eat (and for the 3rd time in less than a day i was served mineral water with gas instead of without gas, very annyoing, i finally sent it back for the real deal). when we got back to our rooms, we saw a room with kitchen things and a washer dryer so we decided to do our laundry. when we went ...