Back in Denmark… We left Stockholm on the 8:21 train and enjoyed a pleasant ride through the rolling hills and lakes of the Swedish countryside. We arrived in Copenhagen a bit after 1:30 in the afternoon. It was a short walk from the station to our hotel (same one as before). We then grabbed a […]
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Day #11: Stockholm
Posted in Sweden on Jun 21st, 2017
We started our day with a short walk to Gamla Stan. The weather was again beautiful, though a little cloudier and cooler (fine by me). First, we visited the Royal Palace, which we hadn’t seen before. Rick Steves throws some shade on it in his guidebook, suggesting that it’s kind of dull compared to other […]
Day #10: Stockholm
Posted in Sweden on Jun 20th, 2017
Today, we docked in Nynäshamn — a port about an hour (driving) south of Stockholm, which was an annoying change announced by NCL a little more than a month ago. In any case, we departed the ship (two mornings early) around 9am after the majority of passengers had left for the day. To get to […]
We again awoke early, packed up our bags (this always seems to take me more time than it should), and spent a couple more hours walking around Stockholm. Since it was Monday morning, more of the stores were open… this gave us a chance to enjoy some of the Scandinavian design on offer. We also […]
Stockholm, Sweden – Day 2
Posted in Sweden on Jul 17th, 2011
We awoke by 6am this morning, had breakfast and coffee, and got an early start on seeing more of the city. We began by walking to the Stockholm’s historic core, Gamala Stan, where we began the self-guided walk provided by Rick Steves: “Welcome to Stockholm’s Old Town.” This took us past the Royal Palace, obelisk, […]