Early morning, Saturday September 12th, we, Marita, Anna and I, caught the train to Stockholm. Our first class seats came with a breakfast of a sandwich, yogurt and tea, which I was really glad because I was barely awake when I got on the train. It was a 2 and a half hour trip so we arrived in Stockholm by mid morning.The train station is enormous and I was grateful to have someone experienced, Marita, with us who knew how to get out of the station then find a taxi and get to our hotel.
Our hotel was really nice, right in down town with a beautiful view of the ocean. once we got rid of our luggage, we hit the town shopping right away! I bought 2 pairs of jeans and some really nice leather boots. My credit card doesn't work here which was nuisance because I had to borrow money. We met up with Anna's friend, Edit, who is a lot of fun to shop with.
That night, we got all dressed up and went to Kungliga Dramatiskateatern(the Royal Drama theater) to see Rikard Wolff singing tango. He is an amazing singer, he fills the room with his voice and makes it look easy and natural, he is a good actor and dominates the stage. I got to tell him so, after the show while he singed my program. He spoke and sang all in Swedish except for one French song, but even though I could understand most of what he was saying, he was fascinating!
Afterwards we went for a late diner at a very nice restaurant. I had chicken and scalloped potatoes. Under the restaurant is a bar with the longest bar table in Sweden. It wasn't very impressive but here's a picture of Anna and I standing in front of it. While in the restaurant, Marita got a call from her sister, Inger, who was in bar just down the street from where we were, so we joined her. She was there with a friend, her son Erik and his friends. Erik had just gotten back from Florida to start university in Stockholm. He is very nice and easy to talk with. here's a picture of us.
Sunday, we discovered the old part of town. It reminds me of Veux Quebec with all the fancy old buildings with cute little shops all squished together to make narrow, crowed streets. We saw the changing of the guards ceremony at the castle, which was complete with marching band, flag party, rifle drill cannons,and lots of marching around, looking impressive and calling commands. The guards there are much more interactive than the ones at Buckingham Palace(and not as funny looking).
It's not mush to look at, but inside, the castle is magnificent and lavishly decorated like you just stepped into the middle ages! I wanted to open every closed door and check behind every tapasty for hidden passage ways but even the walls look to expensive and elaborately decorated to touch and the crystal on display is too exquisite and delicate to stare at too long else it might shatter. The castle is enormous but only a small part was open to the public and I would love to spent days discovering the rest of it(the royal family doesn't live there any more so I wouldn't have to worry about running into them).
We caught the train back home that afternoon so that Anna and I could go to school the next day. 2 days isn't long enough the fully experience this beautiful city and I can't wait to go back to Stockholm!
Early morning, Saturday September 12th, we, Marita, Anna and I, caught the train to Stockholm. Our first class seats came with a breakfast of a sandwich, yogurt and tea, which I was really glad because I was barely awake when I got on the train. It was a 2 and a half hour trip so we arrived in Stockholm by mid morning.The train station is enormous and I was grateful to have someone experienced, Marita, with us who knew how to get out of the station then find a taxi and get to our hotel.
Our hotel was really nice, right in down town with a beautiful view of the ocean. once we got rid of our luggage, we hit the town shopping right away! I bought 2 pairs of jeans and some really nice leather boots. My credit card doesn't work here which was nuisance because I had to borrow money. We met up with Anna's friend, Edit, who is a lot of fun to shop with.
That night, we got all dressed up and went to Kungliga Dramatiskateatern(the Royal Drama theater) to see Rikard Wolff singing tango. He is an amazing singer, he fills the room with his voice and makes it look easy and natural, he is a good actor and dominates the stage. I got to tell him so, after the show while he singed my program. He spoke and sang all in Swedish except for one French song, but even though I could understand most of what he was saying, he was fascinating!
Afterwards we went for a late diner at a very nice restaurant. I had chicken and scalloped potatoes. Under the restaurant is a bar with the longest bar table in Sweden. It wasn't very impressive but here's a picture of Anna and I standing in front of it. While in the restaurant, Marita got a call from her sister, Inger, who was in bar just down the street from where we were, so we joined her. She was there with a friend, her son Erik and his friends. Erik had just gotten back from Florida to start university in Stockholm. He is very nice and easy to talk with. here's a picture of us.
Sunday, we discovered the old part of town. It reminds me of Veux Quebec with all the fancy old buildings with cute little shops all squished together to make narrow, crowed streets. We saw the changing of the guards ceremony at the castle, which was complete with marching band, flag party, rifle drill cannons,and lots of marching around, looking impressive and calling commands. The guards there are much more interactive than the ones at Buckingham Palace(and not as funny looking).
It's not mush to look at, but inside, the castle is magnificent and lavishly decorated like you just stepped into the middle ages! I wanted to open every closed door and check behind every tapasty for hidden passage ways but even the walls look to expensive and elaborately decorated to touch and the crystal on display is too exquisite and delicate to stare at too long else it might shatter. The castle is enormous but only a small part was open to the public and I would love to spent days discovering the rest of it(the royal family doesn't live there any more so I wouldn't have to worry about running into them).
We caught the train back home that afternoon so that Anna and I could go to school the next day. 2 days isn't long enough the fully experience this beautiful city and I can't wait to go back to Stockholm!
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