Amanda and Lily left for Paris this morning but Dan, Nick and I have one more day to explore more of Stockholm. We left the apartment around 11:30 and went to the Hotorget subway station to head down to the archipelago known as Soldermalm. This island is known as SoFo - it is more bohemian than where our apartment is. Nick wanted to take us to a Vegetarian buffet restaurant called Herman's which is right on the Harbor. Unfortunately we couldn't get a table with a view but the food was delicious!!
We split up after lunch - Nick went to spend the afternoon with his friends, My and Erika, and Dan and I headed to the Vasa Museum. We walked over the bridge to Gamla Stan where we caught a ferry to the island of Djurgarden which is where the museum is.
The Vasa warship- sunk in Stockholm Harbor in 1628 just after setting sail due to insufficient ballast and too many cannons on the upper decks. It was salvaged in 1961, brought to the surface and reconstructed to 95% original. Now it is housed in a huge museum that is humidity controlled to preserve the wood
Vacation is now winding down. Time to go back to the apartment and do laundry, pack, etc. Heading back to the states tomorrow, getting into Portland late so we will stay near the airport and drive home on Wednesday morning or whenever we wake up!!! Nick is heading to PARIS to meet Eryn (on her way to Burkina Faso for a 3 month internship) and Amanda to celebrate New Years!!! How fun for them!!
Tuesday evening addendum - Had a 6 hour, excruciating layover, in Chicago. Arrived in Portland at 9:30pm and there was 4 inches of snow on the ground and more falling. Glad I reserved a room near the airport!!! Nick's luggage is lost in Amsterdam or Paris - so he is in Paris with no clothes - guess he will have to go shopping!!!
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