Today I had a 9hr stopover in Stockholm. After rising early & struggling to find the right train to take me to Helsinki airport I finally got on my flight. Unfortunately Burger King doesn't serve breakfast here so I missed out on that. Upon arrival I got the Arlanda Express train to Stockholm. The train goes so fast! The highest I saw on the screen was 181km/hr! My main goal today was to get to the Vasa museum. After getting myself completely lost and asking several people for directions, I finally found it. What should have taken 28mins took me over an hr! Anyway, the Vasa Museum has a HUGE viking ship that they have resurrected and restored from the ocean floor. It is massive. Like seriously massive. There are 7 levels of viewing platforms in the museum and you still don't reach the top of the masts! It is incredibly ornate for such an old wooden ship. Looking at the back of the ship made me think of the Black Pearl! All you need is Captain Jack Sparrow and you're set! It is an impressive sight. They have lots of exhibits of items collected from the ship and surrounding ocean floor. Definitely a must see when in Stockholm.
After that I walked back to the city (the right way this time) and wandered around the buildings and shops. I think there is a whole series of undergrounds shops and tunnels connecting everything. I think you can walk most places underground! The thing I didn't like was that every toilet required payment. One I saw was 10kr which is about $1.50aud!! Not impressed by that, should be a law against paying for toilets in my opinion.
Anyway, I made my way back to the airport and an now waiting for my plane to Paris. Im in Paris until the 2nd of Jan so it'll be nice too be in 1 place for a few days :)
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