Stockholm was the city in the northern part of Europe that surprised me the most so far. Stokker and Holme are Swedish words and mean "inventory" and "small islands". Throughout the city there is big and calm water, that's why the city is also called the Venedig of the north. The city has some fantastic properties, like being busy but not crowded. There is a good public transport system, good bicycle lanes. We rented an E-Bike for 2€ for 2 days which was amazing to ride around the big city. The city and the people are modern, digitalized, and really multicultural. This city is a must see in the north of Europe!
This is the most usual view in Stockholm. Pretty houses directly at the water.
These houses are on every second postcard of Stockholm. So here you see them again.
Ferry Ride
We went to Stockholm by ferry. It was not much more expensive than a flight. Our boat Gabriella was built in 1990 and the flair on the boat was amazing. We left the harbour 30min before sunset and slept the night in a cabin during our 16h ride. On the ferry you can do a lot from shopping, casino, restaurants, disco, sauna. The ride was amazing, I can strongly recommend to take a overnight ferry Ride on the Baltic ocean.
6 people live band and a huge dancefloor for all the party people
Clarissa exploring the ship
Sweden's Monarchy
Carl XVI Gustaf is king of Sweden since 1973 and is longest remaining monarch in Swedish history which dates back until the 1st century. Swedish monarchs seems to love German jewellery. A lot of the first row exhibits in the royal castle are from Germany, like the silver throne chair which was in use since 1650 is made in Augsburg, Germany. The rooms of the king look marvellous and are used nowadays only for ceremony's.
