Sverige

 Or Sweden!  

On the instruction of our elder son, we went to Sweden for our summer holiday this year - it wouldn't have been our first choice, but it was amazing!

Day one

We just got our bearings this day as we were a bit outside the city in Upplands Vasby.

We walked to the station and the surroundings which were lovely.

Whilst there we met a man that had lived there having moved from England nearly 50 years ago.   He was fantastic and pointed us in the right direction for lots of sights and which tickets to get.

Day Two 

On the advice from the man!  We got a week travel card and travelled to Stockholm City centre to visit Gamla Stan - the Old Town.

It was beautiful with narrow streets and the Royal residence  - we happened to see the changing of the guard while there.

Day Three 

Today, Darren and Thomas wanted to see the local football team play - so we went to the Tele2 arena to see Djugardens play a European qualifying game!

Darren and Thomas loved it - me and Daniel didn't mind it and we can tick it off the list!

Outside the arena is another arena that also houses Skyview - which is similar to our London Eye but with only one pod.

Day Four 

Our aim today was to visit the Abba museum!

We trained it to Stockholm and then walked over to the museum.

The museum was fantastic with lots of interactive attractions if you didn't mind waiting a bit.  Darren and Daniel did some singing in a booth and there was a stage you could get on to become the fifth member,  but none of us were brave enough!

Day Five 

On this day we walked in a similar way to the Abba museum but this time to zn Island housing Skansen.  This is an open air museum that houses a zoo, an aquarium, vast grounds and a recreation of life in a nordic villiage from times gone by.

The zoo was amazing with the animals looking very well cared for and with vast room to move.

The aquarium was the best have visited (and Daniel likes an aquarium!)

Whilst in the old village we watched a glassblower at work, but got no photos of that.

Day Six

On our final day we took a boat trip around the archipelago.  We walked to the Strandvagen, which is basically a huge taxi rank for boats!  It is beautiful with bars and restaurants all the way along.   We got our boat at lunchtime and then toured the islands.

After the boat we went to the Vasa Museum.  This is a museum that houses a shipwreck.   The ship was a warship that sank on its maiden voyage just out of the shipyard.

And then we were home 😑.  We loved Sweden and would happily return. 

Flights were great, I think we walked about 30 miles all told.

Food was fab!

Sweden  - it was great!!  We will return!