A long weekend in Stockholm, Sweden

For the Easter bank holiday weekend (yes that was a while ago) I travelled to the capital of Sweden: Stockholm. I went not knowing anything at all about the city, but I think this gave me more of an open mind to discover that it was different to other places I've been to.

Although it was cold, the wintry sunsets gave beautiful reflections over the waters. I loved just wandering around the streets with my camera hung around my neck and enjoying the sights.

Speaking of sights: on my first full day, I liked going on the hop on and off bus around the city. It stopped really near to where I was staying and the bus drivers were all really friendly. It was cold so I didn't do much hopping off, but listening (in a language I understand) to the history of the city was a great way to get a feel for it.

On the next day I went to The Vasa Museum, let's just say that I wasn't expecting much from a museum dedicated to an old ship... However it was very interesting. The Vasa is basically a 17th century ship that was the pride of the Swedish navy but sunk on its maiden voyage. They finally found the sunken ship and 1961 they raised it above waters, the 'museet' contains the ship and many interesting facts.

I spent the evening in the picturesque Gamla stan, the medieval partof the city. I loved the cobbled streets that were lined with shops (quite a few souvenir shops) and restaurants/ cafés.

On my last day I headed to ABBA The Museum, which was great for an ABBA lover like me! I listened to an audio tour which was spoken by the members of ABBA and basically followed their life. I sung and danced to Dancing Queen on a stage with 'ABBA' and sung 'Knowing Me Knowing You' in a "recording studio". I had great fun so I would definitely recommend going.

Later that afternoon (after another quick walk around Gamla stan) I took my flight back home.

Thank you for taking the time to read my first proper post :)
Rebecca x
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