sweden in one word: expensive. green. beautiful. modern. blondes. clean.
ok, i can't do it in one word, obviously.. but let me elaborate a little..
expensive: yes. people talk about nyc, barcelona, paris, london.. but stockholm gave me the hardest time controlling my already super tight budget.. transportation, eating and drinking out, and touristic activities can hurt your pocket like nowhere else i've been to.. granted, they have lidl, a super cheap international supermarket chain, which is the best option to save at least on food and drinks..
green: 60% of stockholm is either water or green spaces. i visited the råstasjön lake (in a neighborhood called solna), and djurgården, this big, beautiful, green island on royal land... the place was packed with locals trying in vain to save up some warmth and sunlight for the winter (it was supposedly the last good weather day of the year)..
also, jönköping (the other city i visited, some 4 hours from stockholm), has some parks and green areas, and is located on the south side of sweden's second largest lake, vättern..
beautiful + modern + clean: both stockholm and jönköping have this modern vibe to them.. new buildings, good transportation system, artsy places.. and in the capital, there's gamla stan (the old town), which has its charm, with the narrow streets and old, colorful buildings..
gamla stan is a small island in walking distance from norrmalm (the city center).. there i saw the parliament (giving access to the island from the north), the royal palace (and the royal guard band.. somewhat entertaining), the nobel museum, the stockholm cathedral and the riddarholmen church..
also, needless to say, the whole place is very clean.. the metro, the streets, the parks.. i guess all the green kinda helps people remember to be respectful with the environment..
blondes: not a myth. lots of them! but blondes or not, there's really a lot of beautiful people there.. after some sightseeing i decided to go hang out next to a street musician in drottningatan (a busy street that goes all the way from norrmalm to gamla stan), and just do some people watching for the next couple of hours.. i swear i felt myself smiling from the inside!
and this was my swedish adventure.. i'd love to explore more of the country, so i'll try to plan to go back with more time and definitely, more money!
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stockholm
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riksdagshuset (the parliament) | street performers in stortorget, gamla stan
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the royal guard, stockholm
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drottningatan, stockholm | vättern lake, jönköping
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jönköping
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jönköping
ok, i can't do it in one word, obviously.. but let me elaborate a little..
expensive: yes. people talk about nyc, barcelona, paris, london.. but stockholm gave me the hardest time controlling my already super tight budget.. transportation, eating and drinking out, and touristic activities can hurt your pocket like nowhere else i've been to.. granted, they have lidl, a super cheap international supermarket chain, which is the best option to save at least on food and drinks..
green: 60% of stockholm is either water or green spaces. i visited the råstasjön lake (in a neighborhood called solna), and djurgården, this big, beautiful, green island on royal land... the place was packed with locals trying in vain to save up some warmth and sunlight for the winter (it was supposedly the last good weather day of the year)..
also, jönköping (the other city i visited, some 4 hours from stockholm), has some parks and green areas, and is located on the south side of sweden's second largest lake, vättern..
beautiful + modern + clean: both stockholm and jönköping have this modern vibe to them.. new buildings, good transportation system, artsy places.. and in the capital, there's gamla stan (the old town), which has its charm, with the narrow streets and old, colorful buildings..
gamla stan is a small island in walking distance from norrmalm (the city center).. there i saw the parliament (giving access to the island from the north), the royal palace (and the royal guard band.. somewhat entertaining), the nobel museum, the stockholm cathedral and the riddarholmen church..
also, needless to say, the whole place is very clean.. the metro, the streets, the parks.. i guess all the green kinda helps people remember to be respectful with the environment..
blondes: not a myth. lots of them! but blondes or not, there's really a lot of beautiful people there.. after some sightseeing i decided to go hang out next to a street musician in drottningatan (a busy street that goes all the way from norrmalm to gamla stan), and just do some people watching for the next couple of hours.. i swear i felt myself smiling from the inside!
and this was my swedish adventure.. i'd love to explore more of the country, so i'll try to plan to go back with more time and definitely, more money!
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