http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Stockholm-County/Stockholm/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Sweden , Stockholm County , Stockholm en-us Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:27:07 BST Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:27:07 BST This weekend we trekked up North to visit Alissa's relatives in Sweden. Alissa and I stayed with Stig and Bettina and their teenage sons Peter and Gustaf in Eskilstuna about an hour and a half outside of Stockholm while Josh and Emily stayed in Stockholm for the weekend. The flight on Hola Air oh yes... went reasonably well and we were at Arlanda by Thursday evening. We got to ride in a c http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Stockholm-County/Stockholm/blog-331449.html It was not a comforting thought to see people on the streets bundled up in the morning after all we were still in September. We had breakfast buffet in the hotel to get our day started and witnessed tourists and locals wearing heavy jackets hats gloves as they walked in front of the hotel. It was a cloudy morning but it was dry. The restaurant was very busy and I noticed a big group of Japane http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Stockholm-County/Stockholm/blog-331213.html Hi Friends and FamilyI'm a bit late in sending this blog but I thought I'd catch everyone up with my wanderings around Stockholm. The Stockholm archipelageo consists of around 24000. I travelled to as many of them as possible which was about 30. You can see some of them in the photos. Even the main palace and the old part of town Gamla Stan are on an island. I got to see several viking ships http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Stockholm-County/Stockholm/blog-329160.html It was a very full flight from London Heathrow to Stockholm on British Airways. I was excited to have the opportunity to visit another country for the first time and learn another culture. The girl at Passport Control was very nice and asked me my purpose for coming to Stockholm. ldquoSpending the weekend away from Londonrdquo was my answer. Yes I could have spent the weekend in London but Sw http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Stockholm-County/Stockholm/blog-325679.html Hej I went to Stockholm for the first time last weekend. My friend from Duluth Cassy came to visit me Wednesday night and we left on Thursday afternoon. We took a 4 hour train there and found our hostel without a problem. We got some dinner and went bar hopping. Kai met us a few hours later when he got to town. The next day we went to Skansen the only outdoor museum with a zoo It was r http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Stockholm-County/Stockholm/blog-324360.html I actually had no intention of going to Sweden. My housemate and very good travel companion managed to buy tickets for only 15.00. So....off to Stockholm we went the capital of Sweden.With no high hopes and no expectations of what I would find in this city I didn't find much. 61516It was cold and raining for the entire time I was there which didn't make my experience any more magical. And http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Stockholm-County/Stockholm/blog-324012.html Trip to Stockholm http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Stockholm-County/Stockholm/blog-318827.html Life changed dramatically in winter 2007. The only way to escape was to run far far away from home as fast as I could. I booked the flight to Stockholm and took off a week later. My best friend of 20 years was waiting at Arlanda airport when I landed.Not every moment is a happy moment when you travel especially when you are at life's crossroad.I can't remember when was the last time I aimlessly http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Stockholm-County/Stockholm/blog-316619.html So I did it Backpacked for 5 weeks straight D First time and by myself yep yep PIf anyone ever reads this which i doubt because Im probably only doing one entry I recommend doing it Dont think just goI planned and left within 2 weeks PSweden gt denmark gt netherlands gt germany gt austria gt italy gt portugal gt italy gt switzerlandthat was my route i took.If i could I http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Stockholm-County/Stockholm/blog-316435.html hi we are writing from the utopian paradise that is scandinavia well that might be a slight exaggeration considering it hasnt really stopped raining since we landed. never the lessafter leaving galway we headed down to cork the city between two rivers. actually lots of our cities seem quite water focussed. waterlogged says emma. probably due to living in drought zone. anyway cork we dont rea http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Stockholm-County/Stockholm/blog-313619.html Hej Sweden is the Scandinavia's biggest countries. Almost everybody knows what Sverige is famous for. Sweden is best explored by trains and buses through its counties. Some have even explored it along with their donkeys as recently as this year in 2008 when a french citizen with his two donkey Nonu and Monu achieved that. Well Sweden train fares are quite expensive and mostly run in the day ti http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Stockholm-County/Stockholm/blog-311072.html I arrived in Stockholm the day following the summer solstice to spend a week with my parents seeing Scandinavia. I was more than a little tired when I arrived in Stockholm after flying from Milwaukee to Detroit to Amsterdam to Stockholm but I was not too tired to somehow find humor in the giant murals of Annika Sorenstam and Bjorn Borg painted on the walls of the airport just outside the baggage http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Stockholm-County/Stockholm/blog-310185.html I spend several days in Stockholm wandering around in this unfamiliar city. Strangely some store fronts still had Halloween decoration while some stores were already decorating for Christmas. Despite the cold weather Gamla Stan the old town was lovely and lively. With narrow stone streets and old buildings Gamla Stan was a very charming area to walk about. We walked to the scenic Stortorget http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Stockholm-County/Stockholm/blog-309610.html We got up early to go up on deck as our ferry sailed through the small islands of the Stockholm archipelago. The gaps between the islands seemed rather too small for our very large boat but somehow it fitted through On arrival in Stockholm we went on a tour of the city. I was very excited to go to the City Hall where all the Nobel Laureates I've heard so much about were given their prizes http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Stockholm-County/Stockholm/blog-307833.html After lunch at the tea shop at the corner in Polruan and a fair well to the village we got a ride to the airport in Newquay with teacher K and G in there Polo. A car which is small on the outside but surprisingly spacious inside. We said goodbye to them at the airport and got our first surprise inside the terminal. A looooong queue to the check in desk. Well that wasnrsquot a surprise after http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Stockholm-County/Stockholm/blog-306697.html We arrived in Stockholm at 7am and took the bus to our hotel. We were too early to check in so we left our bags in the luggage room had breakfast and headed back to the train station to reserve our overnight tickets. The night trains are great because you donrsquot waste any of your day traveling however you arrive at your destination so early that you donrsquot have anything to do. We http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Stockholm-County/Stockholm/blog-306122.html The archipelago extends from Stockholm roughly 60 kilometers to the east. In a northsouth direction it mainly follows the coastline of the provinces Sdermanland and Uppland reaching roughly from ja island south of Nynshamn to Vdd north of Norrtlje. It is separated from land by a stretch of water named South Kvarken. A separate group of islands lies further north near the town of regru http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Stockholm-County/Stockholm/blog-304440.html Four days in which to enjoy Sweden's Midsommarfest http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Stockholm-County/Stockholm/blog-303294.html We arrived in Stockholm Saturday evening and headed to our hotel Rica Kungsgaten. We explored around the hotel and shared a calzone for dinner. We slept in Suday morning and enjoyed a large breakfast. The hotel offers crepes eggs bacon sausage sliced meats and cheeses cereal fresh fruit fresh breads and much more. After breakfast we walked along Gamla Stan old town Stockholm. We stop http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Stockholm-County/Stockholm/blog-302376.html Well It has been a very cool experience visiting Stockholm first pf all seeing my lovely friend Tina and the getting in contact woth calm nice and landscape.we first arrived in Uppsala a very small town near Stockholm that offer lot od peace and relaxation something highly valued when you come from downtown Barcelona.there we stayed a couple of days and the went with friend for MidSummer celeb http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Stockholm-County/Stockholm/blog-301719.html HelloWe arrived in Stockholm early in the morning after our night train from Oslo. We locked up our luggage in lockers and headed off to Gamla Stan via Riksdaghuset with Andy in tow. It was great wandering around Gamla Stan Stcokholm's old town with no tourists because it was too early for them. We bought tickets for Kunliga Slottet the largest inhabited royal palace in the world with over 600 http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Stockholm-County/Stockholm/blog-298510.html Well the trip is now over. I'm back in Dundee and procastinating over preparations for a move to Edinburgh and the start of a new job on monday.My trip back home with coach train and plane was incredibly hitchfree. I woke up on time from my hostel in Kabelvag hard not to with my alarm set to Fight for Your Right to Party by Beastie Boys it gives me heart palpitations when it goes off. I didn http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Stockholm-County/Stockholm/blog-298121.html London Day 1Let's just say that QANTAS and BA provide a very similar First Class experience. The only male steward in the QANTAS first class was an absolute gem. He spoiled me rotten and made me feel very very special. I did notice that the pjs in QANTAS were just as big as those on BA but by this stage I was enjoying the whole tucked in scenario. I arrived at Heathrow in pretty good shape http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Stockholm-County/Stockholm/blog-298024.html Bueno llega la hora de hablar de Suecia despus de estar unos das en Riga tomamos el avin rumbo a Suecia eso nos tomo 2 horas llegar al aeropuerto y otra 2 horas en bus para llegar a la capital Estocolmo. Al salir del Terminal de buses la verdad todos nosotros no sabamos si lo que estbamos viendo era la realidad o simplemente un sueo lo primero que vez es lo bien organizados que estn cer http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Stockholm-County/Stockholm/blog-294870.html Hi Im in Stockholm So far we all really love this city. To me its not typical European. Its very swank and modern and very clean. Were going to take a tour of the city today. Its a bus tour and a boat tour. So it should be fun. Ill let you know how everything goes. Were also planning on trying some Swedish dishes since we ate at TGI Fridays yesterday haha. At least it wasnt Italian f http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Stockholm-County/Stockholm/blog-292696.html So a trip always starts at home. And so does this one. Tomorrow morning are my dear K and I going to Polruan a little fishing village in Cornwall in the south west of England. I want to practice my English and K is just kind enough to keep me company. We are flying with Ryan Air from Skavsta in Nykping and as many of you know they are not famous for their great service... So 15 kg is the l http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Stockholm-County/Stockholm/blog-292526.html Maybe its a little less than that by now. I leave for the airport in half an hour and I'm sorry I didn't write more about Sweden and the end of madrid before but now there'll be more to talk aboutI'm assuming you all wish me a safe flight home and seeing as I now count as two people in the world officially have a swedish passport we will see you soon. http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Stockholm-County/Stockholm/blog-291779.html Thursday 19 June 2008Taxi to airport at 12 noon preceded by total chaos. Not only do Sweden get thrashed by Russia in the Uefa semis on Wednesday evening but Oscar staggers home bleeding and bruised as a result of an indescribably complicated bike accident. Spend an hour getting him plastered up ourselves after deciding that a trip to AE for stitches willl take forever. And despite Klas' appea http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Stockholm-County/Stockholm/blog-290788.html On about our third day on the ship the captain announced that the port of Stockholm had denied entry to the Queen Victoria. He sounded a bit exasperated but I learned something that I hadn't known. Cruise ships publish their itineraries sometimes hoping that they will be able to get into port. When they can't they need to scramble to find one that will take them. Luckily we were able to g http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Stockholm-County/Stockholm/blog-290621.html Hello again. Well last time I posted something on here I was in Berlin well now i'm in Stockholm. But what have I been up to The answer is lots First up we had the Pub Crawl Well lets just say I never want to hear the words Pub Crawl ever again I got so trashed I had be literally carried out of the third pub we went to. On the up side everybody knew who I was and didn't have to intr http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Stockholm-County/Stockholm/blog-289705.html