Pilgrimshem Hotell Bromma

... the dots all laid out for this cruise, but haven’t gotten to connect any of the dots for the route of this cruise. Hopefully (and finally), we will be in our first port and on our first excursion tomorrow!

Bernie’s Lowlights: We won’t be on land until day 5 of this cruise!
Bernie’s Highlights: Becky’s fashion show was fun.

Steph’s Lowlights: Having nothing better to do then ...

... then bought groceries. I know? I'm on vacation, but I still end up getting groceries and preparing my own meals. To be honest, this is the first place I've done a lot of that. The hostel here has a really great kitchen and food in Stockholm is rather expensive. I figured it was time to try and give my wallet a break, so tonight I'm making penne with a basil pasta sauce and ground beef. Speaking of food, I have eaten way too much McDonald's on this trip. I don't eat it often back ...

... annoying. You couldn't get anywhere! Ah! I also saw the Changing of the Guard. Next I went to see some art at the Moderna Museet and The National Museum of Art. I liked the National Museum; They had a lot of literature on the exhibits and the artwork, which I think enhances the experience. They also had an exhibition called the Faces of Time, which was interesting with all sorts of time pieces. Next I took a ferry over to Djrgarden. There is the highlight of ...

... voyage, before being found and raised 333 years later - intact!) All in all, a very busy, but enjoyable day! The second day was just as jam-packed. This place is just sooooo beautiful! We made use of the cards again on this day and managed another 640 SKr each. 2nd day sites: * The Museum of National Antiquities (12000 years of history, including some stuff on the vikings) * The Kaknäs Tower (155m tower with a viewing platform so you can see ...

... who teaches music. She swayed between being nice and open, to seemingly not wanting to talk to anyone. She was really cool to host us so last minute though. Camilla, her room mate was much easier for me to talk to. She was a hip hop dancer and choreographer. She was working on a show though, so we only saw her as she was in and out of rehearsals. Sara made one breakfast, she made fresh bread! It was amazing. I hope i still have the recipe ...

... n andra länder, det konstaterades att han med sina 7,5 kg och 11 månader är undernärd men på det hela taget i god kondition. Han har fått ett antal remisser på olika undersökningar som skall genomföras innan han blir "godkänd" för vård hos barnavårdscentralen. Tack alla som följt oss på resan. De sista dagarna hände det inte så mycket så vi orkade inte gå till det internetställe utanför vårt hotell som vi gick till för att göra podjobbet ...

... currents, drifted upon an islet (holm). This location would thus constitute the best location for a harbour for returning ships. The strategic and economic importance of the city made Stockholm an important factor in relations between the Danish Kings of the Kalmar Union and the national independence movement in the 15th century. The Danish King Christian II was able to enter the city in 1520. On November 8, 1520, massive executions of opposition ...

... saying that swedes back then are shorter and thus the ship had low ceilings. Well, they aren't that much taller now so they must have been midgets then. I wonder how accurate these guides are anyway. But I am sure that she is right because even the palace that I visited had shorter beds in display. I am used to beds with at least 7 ft in legth. On my way to the museum, I ...

... 150 degrees in our room! We got no sleep and woke up crackin up many times during the night. Oh man, what a night. Thankfully, Kate and I decided that we were not going to book the second night there (before we had even seen the room) because we figured since we had to be at the train station to catch a bus to the airport at 4am, that we would just stay at a bar til 3am and then just get to the train station, which worked out perfectly. Poor jenna and sara had to ...

... tired after our lunch, we decided to go on a cruise around the city. The cruise went for 2 hours. I was very tired and nodded off quite a few times and so did the other two. Was a bit of an expensive cruise to spend sleeping. When I wasn't sleeping I saw a lot of the city and lots of expensive boats. It was time to walk to our meeting spot to meet the crew and the rest of the group. As we began to walk, it started to pour rain again. This time we took shelter before getting ...