After experiencing the shortest 7 minutes in our life, where we run from one station to the other station with our luggage to catch our train, we had a good rest with the overnight train ride to Stockholm, Sweden.
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| All of us caught the train on time. Happy faces to Sweden! |
We arrived Stockholm, Sweden the next day and checked into our hotel for 3 days 2 nights. Immediately, we got out and make full use of our little time to explore Stockholm. Too bad the weather was cloudy and rainy during our stay. No blue sky.
We walked along the pier and had a great view of the city and boats.
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| This boat looks like a house to me! |
Of course, there was a museum of the famous music band - ABBA as they are from Sweden.
We didnt enter the museum though but we did visit the gift shop.
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| Honey, honey, how you thrill me, ah-hah, honey, honey! |
We even spotted ABBA on the local tram!
We took ferry boat rides to and fro opposite sides of the island throughout our stay.
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| Us hiding inside from the strong wind |
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| Grona Land theme park. Look at the scary rides! |
I love the ferry boat rides as it gives us a beautiful view of Stockholm. We managed to stay outside for awhile before hiding indoors from the cold strong wind.
We purchased the Stockholm Pass which gives us entry to some of the attractions in Stockholm.
The Nordiska Museum was so huge that I thought it was a palace at first. The museum was very visual friendly as it shows the actual house / home, costumes, food, etc from different timeline of Sweden.
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| Main entrance |
Honestly, I got a bit bored after a while because it was too huge and I'm not a big fan of museums.
Of course, a trip to Stockholm will not be complete if one does not visit the famous square - the oldest square in the city, Stortorget. It was really a bummer that the weather was upset on that day.
Check our the cannon balls that is lodged to the buildings is said to date back to Bloodbath in 1520.
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| Despite the rain, we still pose for photos! |
We also walked around the old town - Gamla Stan. Love the vintage and old feel of this town. And the cobblestone streets!
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| Public phone booth |
One of our meal, we went to an underground viking-inspired restaurant called Medeltidskrogen Sjatte Tunnan and serves food from the 1300's medieval times. At the end of meal, our bill comes with a knife!
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| Better pay or else....! |
When visiting a new country and its capital, we always visit their Royal Palace. A fond memory of this place also because the security guard was a lady, and actually smiled with us when we took pictures, unlike the usual solemn serious expression.
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| A chapel in the palace |
We walked around Gamla Stan, which is the old town of Stockholm.
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| Storkyrkan Cathedral Clock Tower |
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| Front of Storkyrkan Cathedral |
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| View from Storkyrkan Cathedral |
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| St George and the Dragon |
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| Narrowest street in Stockholm - Mårten Trotzigs gränd |
We also hopped into Hallwylska Museet as it was along the way and the entrance fees was already included in our Stockholm Pass.
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| The paper plates and cups were fake and is a form of art to show how plastics destroys the earth |
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| Lots of pictures on the stairwell |
We also visited the viking ship museum - Vasa Museum. I guess all the Scandinavian countries have lots of expedition in the beginning thus all these beautiful ships were preserved.
This Vasa ship however, has a funny story (to me!). It actually sank on its maiden voyage in 1628, not too far from the pier. It stays on the sea bed for 333 years before it was salvaged.
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| The original Vasa Ship |
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| A model of the Vasa Ship and how it looked like in 1628 |
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| The bow of the original Ship |
Of course, we also visited the "new" town of Stockholm, which is now full of high rise modern buildings. We walked around and below are some random photos of my trip.
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| Book as a pillar in a cafe. I LOVE IT! |
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| Public toilet |
We had a funny experience with the public toilet because it was a self-cleaning toilet. And it has a time limit! With our many layers of clothing and small space in the toilet, we were so afraid the toilet door will open before we are done with our business. So the rest of us are all guarding outside to block the view IF it does open before the person inside was done. Haha!
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| Random art on building |
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| Love their buildings |
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| Lovely view from a bridge |
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| View of another side from the bridge |
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| View of the cruise ship to Helsinki, Finland |
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| Random modern town of Stockholm |
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| Random modern town of Stockholm |
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| Random artpiece |
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| Final zombie-jump in Sweden |
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| Splitting and saying goodbye as we are taking opposite trams |
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| In Stockholm train station |
Finally, the end of my 2015 Norway & Sweden blogposts. =)
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