2011-07-30 -- 08-04: Nordic trip part 1, Stockholm.

We have since a couple of months planned a trip in northern Sweden, northern Norway and Finland from north to south. Our plan is not very fixed, and we might change route when we go along

For that purpose we rented a RV (mobile home) for six weeks. The RV is a well maintained Fiat Swift 10+ years old with plenty of space for us two. It actually has the ability to sleep 6. Most of the first week we are very happy to have Anne´s newly wed daughter Mikaela and her husband Johan on board, so the extra space comes in handy.

We all looked forward to see Stockholm, and we were blessed with fantastic weather all the time. Our base was a camping on the island Långholmen, just 20 minutes walk from the beautiful Old Town of Stockholm. As soon as we arrived we put on the walking shoes and headed for the Old Town to meet our friend Joakim and have a couple of beers, and maybe something good to eat. Joakim know Norway rather well, and had a lot of good advice. We decided to include Lofoten in our route.

The second day in Stockholm was planned  for a full day on  Djurgården. Gröna Lund was the main attraction, but we also managed to visit Aquaria and spend time in the Old Town and the Royal castle before we walked back to Långholmen.

Barbeque on the beach of Långholmen - can it be better?

The next day we walked the beautiful Norr Mälarestrand to get to city. We visited Hötorget with its vegetable stands, passed Sergels torg and spend some time at the Pride festival in Kungsträdgården. The main attraction for the afternoon was a steam boat trip to Waxholm, with stops along the way. We had the fortune to meet a couple that new a lot about the area, and pointed out all the interesting places we passed, making the trip even more enjoyable. We had a wonderful meal on the boat going back to Stockholm.

Johan had decided to do ONE thing while he was in Stockholm, and that was to eat the most spicy hot dog in the world. As Johan is a very intelligent man, we had some difficulties to understand how he could choose to do something sooooo stupid. We decided to keep him company and support him anyway. The picture speaks for itself - please note that it was mandatory to use plastic gloves!

"The after picture".











Some more pictures from Stockholm: NordicTripPart1