On Wednesday noon Eduardo, Linda, Martina and I started our trip to Stockholm with a cheap flight from Riga to Stockholm airport.
We left Riga with sunshine and minus 20 degrees. In Stockholm we couldn’t see anything through the plane’s window because it was snowing and foggy. But when we got out of the plane it felt like summer, at least minus 6 degrees were suddenly quite warm.
The airport was far from the city center so we had to take another bus and when we arrived in Stockholm central station it was already dark. A friend of Eduardo who hosted us took us from the station and we went, already tired, to her home.
The next day was still a bit foggy but we wanted to see the city. So we got up early and walked around the center and the old town. Stockholm is really beautiful. The water and the small islands where the city is based on create wonderful pictures. I like the colorful houses and old buildings which are mainly placed in the old town.
Also the royal palace and the guards in front of it who just move at a certain time were interesting but quite strange to me.
We had a break with great hot chocolate in a very small café in the old town. The atmosphere there was very cozy and homelike. But in general and especially in those places in the old town, Stockholm is a very expensive city.
Another highlight of the day was the Vasa -museum which tells the story of the world’s only surviving 17th-century ship. On April 24th 1961, the warship Vasa broke the surface of Stockholm´s harbour after 333 years on the sea bottom. It is very interesing to see this boat in the museum and to get to know about the disaster as well as about the people and their life on the ship centuries ago.
On Friday the fog was gone and we enjoyed the sunshine during we visited the city hall. After a little bit of shopping we visited a city district called Sofo with a great but very special vintage shop.
In general I was really surprised about all the English speaking people in Stockholm. In every shop you could get along with English and also in the strees I heard a lot of English speaking people.
I also noticed that I‘m not used to the bustle of a capital anymore even if it is the same in my hometown. In Siauliai you can get everywhere by foot so using a crowded tram, after 4 month without, was kind of strange for me.
All in all I liked the trip a lot and our friendly hosts made it also very confortable. I would recommend a visit in Sweden‘s capital for everyone and I plan to go back there in summer to see the city without snow.
We left Riga with sunshine and minus 20 degrees. In Stockholm we couldn’t see anything through the plane’s window because it was snowing and foggy. But when we got out of the plane it felt like summer, at least minus 6 degrees were suddenly quite warm.
The airport was far from the city center so we had to take another bus and when we arrived in Stockholm central station it was already dark. A friend of Eduardo who hosted us took us from the station and we went, already tired, to her home.
The next day was still a bit foggy but we wanted to see the city. So we got up early and walked around the center and the old town. Stockholm is really beautiful. The water and the small islands where the city is based on create wonderful pictures. I like the colorful houses and old buildings which are mainly placed in the old town.
Also the royal palace and the guards in front of it who just move at a certain time were interesting but quite strange to me.
We had a break with great hot chocolate in a very small café in the old town. The atmosphere there was very cozy and homelike. But in general and especially in those places in the old town, Stockholm is a very expensive city.
Another highlight of the day was the Vasa -museum which tells the story of the world’s only surviving 17th-century ship. On April 24th 1961, the warship Vasa broke the surface of Stockholm´s harbour after 333 years on the sea bottom. It is very interesing to see this boat in the museum and to get to know about the disaster as well as about the people and their life on the ship centuries ago.
On Friday the fog was gone and we enjoyed the sunshine during we visited the city hall. After a little bit of shopping we visited a city district called Sofo with a great but very special vintage shop.
In general I was really surprised about all the English speaking people in Stockholm. In every shop you could get along with English and also in the strees I heard a lot of English speaking people.
I also noticed that I‘m not used to the bustle of a capital anymore even if it is the same in my hometown. In Siauliai you can get everywhere by foot so using a crowded tram, after 4 month without, was kind of strange for me.
All in all I liked the trip a lot and our friendly hosts made it also very confortable. I would recommend a visit in Sweden‘s capital for everyone and I plan to go back there in summer to see the city without snow.
