So, off we went to the Town Hall to pick up our HOHO bus. Again, we had a long wait before one of the Green busses stopped by (probably feeling sorry for the pathetic tourists) and invited us on his bus to help us get to our first destination - the flea market. After a complicated walk, we made it only to find the vendor that we saw the previous day was not there. Oh well. All is not lost --- we'll just have hot dogs and sausages for lunch in the square. Somehow (I'm still not sure how) we made it to the Vasa Museum. On August 10, 1628, Vasa set sail on her maiden voyage and sank 25 minutes later in the Stockholm harbor. The wreck was salvaged in 1961 after 333 years under the sea. The reconstructed vessel, 98 percent original, is adorned with hundreds of carved sculptures. Today, Vasa is one of the world's foremost tourist attractions and offers a unique insight into early 17th century Sweden.
After our daily ice cream stop (the ice cream is simply awesome here), we found our way to the hop on hop off boat to continue our tour.
We got off at Old Town and wandered around the cobblestone streets until we couldn't walk anymore! :) LOL
By the time we managed to get ourselves to the train station and find a restaurant, we couldn't walk another step. Found an Irish Pub on our way back to our hotel. Food is very expensive here in Stockholm, especially if you eat in a restaurant. But - we thought it was our last night here so we would enjoy a nice hot meal. We ordered 2 fish and chips dinners and 2 cheeseburger platters. We had 2 beers each except for Rich who had 2 Cokes. Our bill was $154! :)
Location:Drottningholmsvägen,Stockholm,Sweden
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