Stockholm

When we arrived in Stockholm, we discovered something that we'd really missed in Copenhagen: the sun! The weather was perfect for our entire stay in Sweden. Our hostel (Castanea Old Town Hostel) was located on the island of Gamla Stan, which was central to everywhere we wanted to go. My favorite place that we visited was Skansen, which is an open air museum and zoo that was founded in 1891. There is a full-replica of a 19th century Swedish town, and many of the buildings are authentic and were transplanted from their original locations around Sweden to Skansen. Jesse's favorite was the Nobel Museum (and I liked it too because I could sit on a cushioned seat and watch movies about the winners!). On our last night, we went out for a nice dinner of traditional Swedish dishes. Jesse had meatballs with whipped potatoes and I had thinly sliced salmon that had been lightly cured with salt and dill potatoes. Both dishes were delicious and a very nice change from our usual sandwiches! Overall, Stockholm was awesome and was definitely worth the detour up into Scandinavia.

The tiny street our hostel was on:


Stockholm at sunset:




At Skansen:








Our delicious Swedish meal at Pelikan Restaurant: