The home of Ikea and good old creamy meatballs, our next destination could be none other than Stockholm, Sweden! What brought us to Scandinavia you ask? To be honest, I'm not really sure, other than the fact that it's a completely different culture than the rest of mainland Europe, and well...the tickets were on sale! Ryanair, you save the day yet again! If you're a hardcore penny pincher like me, you cannot pass on a good deal! Boy am I glad we went, it was seriously such a great experience.
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| It was extremely hot compared to Dublin, we were both sweating like crazy trying to adjust to a 'real' Summer! |
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| The scenery there was just beautiful. |
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| A cute little duck boat with heart windows we found on our walk |
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| Kayaking in the middle of the city, how cool is that?!? |
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| Tried the pickled herring and cracker bread...Not everyone's cup of tea but pretty good. |
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| As I do in every country we visit, I have to try the food it's famous for. These Swedish meatballs were delish. The lingonberries are very popular over there and very tasty! |
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| Being from Utah, I found this funny. It means 'exit' or 'departure'....Hmmm that's odd because that's exactly what farts do! |
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| We randomly saw this marching band on it's way up to the Royal Palace. |
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| Arriving outside the Vasa Museum on our hop on hop off boat tour |
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| The Vasa itself |
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| Knocking on a piece of the Vasa...Hope that brings a lot of good luck! |
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| It took us ages to find a tourist shop in Stockholm. For a second, we thought they just didn't have any. When we did find a few, they all had tons of trolls in them. A popular fairytale in Sweden, yet another thing I learned while over there! |
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| Little did I know, Pippi Longstocking's author is from Sweden! I loved that movie when I was a little kid! |
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| By the end of the trip, I was completely knackered! (tired) |
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Our trip was so interesting and I learned quite a bit about the current lifestyle and history of the Swedish while in Stockholm. Paul and I were also very impressed with their English, sometimes we barely heard a hint of a Swedish accent, they almost sounded American in some parts!
Only a few things I regret: Not visiting Ikea, not going to the Nobel Peace Museum and not trying moose burgers and reindeer blood dumplings (not mixed of course)...Next time!
