Hi Everyone,
I decided to scrap visiting the cathedral in favor of finding out about doing laundry at the hostel. I really like the hostel, but their reception hours have been less than convenient. Laundry has to be done between 9:00 and 6:00, which is not good because those are prime sightseeing hours. Lucky for me the hostel offers laundry service for a nominal fee, so I get to come home to clean laundry tonight, and they'll even use my allergy safe laundry soap. I may have to consider this for future trips.
First stop of the day was a guided tour of the Swedish Royal palace. While Sweden is a monarchy, they have a system similar to England, where the have a Parliament and a Prime Minister. The King facilitates political meetings, but does not every express a political opinion. The palace is still used today for government functions, celebrations, and diplomatic meetings.
After my tour, I went outside to watch the changing of the guard. The changing of the guard takes place every day, but on Saturday there is also a parade and a band.
From there I went on a tour of Stockholm City Hall, where the Nobel Prize banquet is held every year on December 10th.
I especially loved the Golden Hall, which is covered in thousands of tiny gold mosaic tiles.
Then I visited the Nobel Museum, which has information about all the Nobel prize winners since the inception of the awards. All the winners are listed on fabric panels that one by one rotate and travel through the museum on a track. There is currently a detailed and thoughtful exhibit about Martin Luther King, who won the Nobel peace prize in 1964.
After a few photos in Stockholm's old town, or Gamla Stan, I went to the Icebar! It's a bar where everything is made out of ice, including your glass! They give you a special hooded poncho with gloves so you don't freeze. The theme of the Icebar changes every 6 months.
After that I had two more metro stations with art to go see, and I knew they were the best ones. I absolutely loved this rainbow. How can you not be happy seeing that on your commute?
For dinner I went to Aifer, another viking themed restaurant, and had a blast! It may be as close to a Viking feast as I can get on this trip, there are long tables, where you are encouraged to talk to the strangers next to you, and a band playing music, and overall some really fun decor. Also, interesting forks, as the fork technically hadn't been invented Viking times. Harold had so much fun, and so did I.
I decided to scrap visiting the cathedral in favor of finding out about doing laundry at the hostel. I really like the hostel, but their reception hours have been less than convenient. Laundry has to be done between 9:00 and 6:00, which is not good because those are prime sightseeing hours. Lucky for me the hostel offers laundry service for a nominal fee, so I get to come home to clean laundry tonight, and they'll even use my allergy safe laundry soap. I may have to consider this for future trips.
First stop of the day was a guided tour of the Swedish Royal palace. While Sweden is a monarchy, they have a system similar to England, where the have a Parliament and a Prime Minister. The King facilitates political meetings, but does not every express a political opinion. The palace is still used today for government functions, celebrations, and diplomatic meetings.
After my tour, I went outside to watch the changing of the guard. The changing of the guard takes place every day, but on Saturday there is also a parade and a band.
From there I went on a tour of Stockholm City Hall, where the Nobel Prize banquet is held every year on December 10th.
I especially loved the Golden Hall, which is covered in thousands of tiny gold mosaic tiles.
Then I visited the Nobel Museum, which has information about all the Nobel prize winners since the inception of the awards. All the winners are listed on fabric panels that one by one rotate and travel through the museum on a track. There is currently a detailed and thoughtful exhibit about Martin Luther King, who won the Nobel peace prize in 1964.
After a few photos in Stockholm's old town, or Gamla Stan, I went to the Icebar! It's a bar where everything is made out of ice, including your glass! They give you a special hooded poncho with gloves so you don't freeze. The theme of the Icebar changes every 6 months.
After that I had two more metro stations with art to go see, and I knew they were the best ones. I absolutely loved this rainbow. How can you not be happy seeing that on your commute?
For dinner I went to Aifer, another viking themed restaurant, and had a blast! It may be as close to a Viking feast as I can get on this trip, there are long tables, where you are encouraged to talk to the strangers next to you, and a band playing music, and overall some really fun decor. Also, interesting forks, as the fork technically hadn't been invented Viking times. Harold had so much fun, and so did I.
Comments
Post a Comment