Scandinavian Wrap Up

Throwback to Scandinavia 2013. We toured the Golden Circle and spent our last days in Iceland before heading home. Here is one final wrap up of my Scandinavian adventure Scandinavian Wrap Up At the time, this was the longest and most eagerly anticipated trip I had embarked on. When all was said and done, we were on the road for over a month and had visited five countries. I always wanted to visit...

Good bye Sweden, Hello Iceland!

Throwback to Scandinavia 2013. We spent our last few days in Stockholm but it was time to say good by to Sweden and get on make our way to the final stop on our journey, Iceland! Iceland When we began this trip, I had mentioned that we took advantage of Icelandair's free stopover offer that allowed passengers to spend time in Iceland while transiting on to their final destination. My sister and I...

Stockholm, Sweden Pt. 3

I've been recounting my adventures while not on the road. We continued to visit some major stockholm landmarks. As our time in Stockholm came to an end we would keep exploring this wonderful city. Skansen Open Air Museum Our first stop of the day was Skansen.  It is an "open air museum" which originally was meant to exhibit the rural culture of Sweden.  Today it looks like it is this huge park...

Stockholm, Sweden Pt. 2

I've been recounting my adventures while not on the road. We arrived and started exploring Stockholm. We continue our trek through this beautiful city. Stockholm City Hall We actually walked by city hall on one of our previous days of exploring. It was actually very close to our Hotel and so we were able to visit it earlier in the morning. It's a distinct part of the Stockholm skyline and is a...

Stockholm, Sweden Pt. 1

I've been recounting my adventures while not on the road. After a day in Helsinki. We returned to spend a few days in Stockholm Stockholm, Sweden We arrived at the port of Stockholm in the late morning and made our way to the Hotel to check in and drop off our luggage.  We didn't have any significant plans for the rest of the day so we set out to explore and see what this city had to offer. I...