Trains, Planes and Boats...

This past weekend was spent in Stockholm, Sweden, where I met my little sister Bettina at the airport upon her arrival from Oslo. We headed to the city center by train to our hotel where we were greeted by a beautiful city, with its historical buildings and architecture to its water and many parks. The city was packed to capacity with not only the Stockholm marathon, the annual horse races, but also university graduations happening (not forgetting to mention the all to common stag parties as well). So it was great to have 2 of my buddies, Rikard and Jacob, from SCAD who live in Stockholm to show us the off the beaten path way to a city teeming with energy and imagination. From exploring Durgäden Park by bike for a few hours to drinking a beer while overlooking the city and its action from high above at Mosebacke Etablissement, it was a great way to spend the days.

Now as far as the nights are concerned....Swedes much like the Finns know how to go out and have a great time till the early hours of the morning. I can say both literally and figuratively that Saturday night was both the shortest and longest night of my life..haha. The sun set while we were in between various bars and an indie film production company loft party in Old Town at around 12 and was back out again when we left one of Stockholms most legendary nightclubs, Sturecompagniet (pictured below), at around 4. All in all it was one hell of a night! Sunday we took it easy (with super fresh and much needed smoothies) and walked around the various parts of town from Gamla Stan to Norrmalm and Ostermalm before headin to the harbor where we boarded a Silja Line cruise ship bound for Helsinki.