Sweden travel report – Day 3-5

It’s weekend baby! And so we decided to take it easy on day three, took a long walk into town for some food and watched a movie later on (Voces inocentes), before we went out. Jen and Polo took me to a rock bar called Kelly’s and after some drinks we went to Kvarnen a disco type place. Once again the extremely high alcohol prices became apparent (27 € for 6 pints). Since we all had a good time the next morning did not start until 2pm. We took a walk to get some air and then went shopping to catch up on brunch which was extensive and delicious (Jen and Polo really are the brunch masters). Nothing much happened for the rest of the day, so I’ll skip to my last day in Stockholm.

Sadly the National Museum was closed which was too bad, because I was looking forward to the Toulouse-Lautrec exhibit. So I took on Kastellholmen a small island in the middle of Stockholm. It holds some beautiful buildings and a few other museums (which were closed as well).

I met Jenny for lunch and we said our goodbyes. I walked the streets of the Old Town some more, bought a few books and when I finally got bored I took the bus to the airport and safely landed at Frankfurt-Hahn later that night. Stockholm really is an amazing town and I deeply enjoyed my stay there. Many thanks again to Jen and Polo for their hospitality.

Sweden travel report - Day 1

As I previously stated I visited my old school mate Jenny Roch in Stockholm and I thought I would share some of my experiences with you. I took a plane (Ryanair) from Frankfurt-Hahn and landed safely at Skavsta airport around noon. After an 80 minute bus drive I arrived in the capital and had the afternoon to myself (my friend was still working until 5 that day). I remembered the picturesque Old Town from my first trip to Stockholm (about 8 years ago) and so I decided to walk its beautiful streets and check out the different shops. I had a small bite at a tiny bistro and then started my walk, listening to The Cure.

The streets of the Old Town are narrow and filled with shops of all varieties, the best of them being a science fiction bookstore that had everything to satisfy the true nerd (Books, Dvds, RPGs and even Graphic Novels). After having walked the main streets up and down a few times I visited the Nobel Museum which also hosted the exhibition design4science (images of the world of molecular biology). At the museum, you can find all the information on the Nobel Prize, its founder and the laureates. After the brief museum visit I walked around some more and stumbled on the Royal Palace situated in the Old Town. It reminded me a bit of Buckingham Palace with all the guards standing outside.

Around 17:30, I met up with Jenny and we walked to her apartment, where I got to meet her roommate Polo. We had a typical Swedish diner (mashed potatoes, vegetables and meatballs with lingonberry jam) and I simply dropped into bed. More about my trip to Sweden later…

(To see all the pictures of my trip, click on the title of this post)