Stockholm

Journey to Stockholm

I was excited. Not only was I going to meet my sister, but also seeing a new city.

Matilda, a Swedish girl who lives next to my room in Student’s village suggested me to book the Viking line ferry. When I first had a look on the internet, I was surprised how cheap the whole trip will be. A roundtrip with a cabin for both ways was just supposed to cost 70 Euros.

After I spoke with my sister about the timetables I figured out, that I have to take another ferry. So the price increased to 100 Euros. But still, the price was fine for me. Due to the fact that I had to book a cabin for 4 people I asked around to find other persons who wanted to join me. Finally Ruben, also a neighbour of mine decided to come with me.

On Thursday evening we met in our floor to take the bus at 7:30pm. When we arrived at the ferry we both were overwhelmed about the ferry. It looked so huge and elegant. The first few minutes in our cabin I felt like a little princess. It looked so luxurious and comfortable. After taking all the new impressions in, we went outside to discover the ferry. On board was everything, even a spa, a club and a small casino.  Of course we also had a look at the alcohol section in Duty free, but the prices were not that low as we expected them to be.

After a short night and a lack of sleep we arrived in Stockholm at 6:30am. The sky was, of course, still dark and it was snowing. That is why my first impression of Stockholm was not that special. It reminded me a lot of Finland. In Stockholm it was very easy to find a coffee shop, because they are located at every corner. After a warm coffee and a Swedish cinnamon roll we walked a little through the city. My sister was supposed to land at 11am, so I took the (in my opinion to expensive) bus alone to the Arlanda airport. Ruben wanted to meet his friend at noon, that’s why we split up.