Moving from one country to another is always a challenge. Flying takes one hour, train takes 6 and a ferry 10, but which is faster and the most economic? Today we chose to fly from Copenhagen to Stockholm; easy decision I thought, when the flight was booked a month ago. However, we left the hotel this morning at 6:30, walked to the Metro, took that to a train stop, took another train to the airport, went through security, then waited an hour for the flight.
One hour flight, ( made the mistake of getting coffee on the flight—I had just woken up from my short nap and didn’t know it was $5!), then we land, take a bus that stops 7 times, then transfer to a train, then to the Metro in Stockholm, then walk a few blocks to the hotel. 6 hours. BTW, our hotel in downtown Stockholm was built in 1647, 367 years ago! Quite a building. Walls are two feet thick, this must also explain why there is only one bathroom on our floor! Cooler here then Copenhagen since it is further north. We added an extra layer for our afternoon of touring.
Today was typical in that we went to the TI (Tourist Information) at the airport and got a Stockholm Card for our three days here. It allows us to get into all the museums and we can ride all the transportation with the card. It pays for itself if you are as busy as we are, and a lot more convenient then paying for everything.
Advertised as the narrowest street in the world.
Our favorite sight today was the Storkyrkan Cathedral. Initially built in 1279, but what we see now is mostly from the 1600’s. It had some Catholic roots, but now it is the Church of Sweden. What is most unique is the great wooden carved statue of St. George fighting the dragon carved in 1471. An interesting topic for the inside of a church.
We tried to tour the The Royal Palace, but it was very difficult to get around, much of it was closed, and what wasn’t, we weren’t allowed to take pictures. We got a few pictures in the armory. Otherwise still rainy, we had a great Swedish dinner at a very nice restaurant down the street, more sights tomorrow.
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