After another all night ferry ride and some intense karaoke, we arrived in Stockholm, Sweden. The first day was incredibly exhausting. First stop was at the Woodlands Cemetery and the Resurrection Chapel, the cemetery is massive and beautiful and I discovered later that Gretta Garbo is buried there. The second stop was the Artipelag museum. A beautiful building from the exterior and on a incredible nature site. The museum itself though was pretty disappointing, cool interiors, but nothing more than that. The final stop of that day was a disappointing Hammarby Sjostad which is a "green" urban development area that was incredibly dirty.
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| Woodland Cemetery |
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| Resurrection Chapel |
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| Artipelag |
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| View from green roof of Artipelag |
The second day in Stockholm started with a trip to Stadsbiblioteket - Stockholm library - which was built the same year my Grandpa Roy was born. Second stop was Sergels Torg and the neighboring Kulturhuset - a geometric square with underground shopping and the neighboring culture house.
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| Stadsbiblioteket Exterior |
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| Stadsbiblioteket Interior |
The Vasa museum was the next stop - a museum based around a ship that set sail in 1628 and sank about 600 meters from its starting point. After a stop for cake and coffee we ventured to the Modern Art museum where there was a Yayoi Kusama exhibition going on - so cool. We were then "set free" but I stuck with BB and Robert to see the Royal Chapel and then get a quick beer before dinner at Herman's - a vegetarian buffet with a great view. After dinner we went to the Fotografiska museum where there was a Gretta Garbo exhibit. That night was spent at the Ice Bar and Laughing Duck bar - a great way to end our stay in Stockholm.
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| Kusama Infinity Room |
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| Vasa Museum |
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| Gamla Stan |
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| Royal Chapel |
We left Stockholm early Saturday morning. A 3 hour bus ride brought us to Naturum Takern, a nature sanctuary that was built out of wood and reeds. With a bird watching tower and walking trail, it was a great way to end the long study trip. Even with some hard times, this trip has brought me some new friends, new experiences, and of course, 2 new countries.
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| Naturum Takern |
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| Trail at Naturum Takern |
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| Naturum Takern |
So dad laughed really hard when you said you grabbed a quick beer! We love the blogs-it helps us not miss you quite so bad.
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