Hotel Stureplan Stockholm

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Final Day in Stockholm

A travel blog entry by jamesnicky

This morning we got up at 9am, looked outside and it was snowing! By far the coldest temperatures we have ever experienced during spring.

After a lazy start we caught the subway down to Sodermalm (allegedly Stockholm's coolest neighborhood). We wanted to go up the Katarinahissen, a 38m lift from the 1930's which provided great views across …

Swedish Meatballs and Herring

A travel blog entry by jamesnicky

This morning we woke up at 8am and it was a lovely sunny (yet cool and chrisp) day in Stockholm.

We caught the metro to Gamla Stan, which is the oldest (and most pretty) part of Stockholm. The old town, as it is referred to, is located on one of the many islands of Stockholm, close to the city centre. The town dates back to the 13th …

Drottingholm palace

A travel blog entry by jamesnicky

We awoke again today at 8am ready and prepared for another full on day of sight seeing.
Today was even colder than yesterday!

We walked down to city hall on the waterfront and bought some return ferry tickets to Drottningholm Palace.

We stood outside on the ferry for the trip over in a good position to take lots of pictures …

Scandinavia here we come

A travel blog entry by jamesnicky

At 5pm we arrived at Arlanda airport 45km outside Stockholm. Transport is a little more organised than in Auckland and we were able to catch a bus to the Centralstationen in the middle of Stockholm and from there a subway to the Stureplan where our hotel was located. What was stupid is that you can't use cash to pay for your bus fair you need to …

The Vasa Museum

A travel blog entry by neil.gent

... the museum we stopped for lunch at a sausage van where a very nice Chorizo sausage in a bun was eaten before entering the museum.

Although i have an interest in maritime history having studied the Mary Rose at school and found it quite interesting i did wonder how a shipwreck was going to engage us for anything more than a quick look around. After paying the entrance fee we were instantly greeted by the ship which stood 7 stories high, ...