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Our first nine hours in Stockholm...
Other than a single, early navigation glitch, I managed to guide us directly to all of our planned destinations (Sergelstorg, Gamla Stan and the Changing of the Guard at the Swedish royal palace, the Djurgåren Ferry over to the Vasa Museum) today...including the hotel. Dr. Darling AKA "Magellan" would have been so proud of me!
Our room is pretty spacious by European standards and is conveniently equipped with both wireless internet (LOVE IT!) and an oscillating fan, which is a very good thing considering I forgot to pack my little white noise machine. (Though even if I had remembered it, I might have chosen to leave it behind just to avoid carrying it.) I'm so tired now that I probably wouldn't even have needed 30 minutes of fake rain shower to fall asleep.
I think I may have worn The Mothership out, too. She's been crashed out for an hour already...and we didn't even have any wine with our wonderfully flavourful yet not over-the-top expensive Italian dinner. Tomorrow our schedule includes the Royal Canal Tour, Skansen and my company's corporate offices. That's sure to be the highlight of the trip...NOT.
I LOVE your blog.... as a girl who just moved here a month ago... I am
finding your blog to be quite a comfort to me.... I accidently found you by
looking up why the heck I can't buy cold medicine in Sweden..... But, you
have been the next best thing..... You have been keeping me quite
entertained for the worst part of my "REALLY BAD COLD".... Thank you....
and it is so nice to know I am the ONLY American living here.... Hope you
enjoyed Skansen; )
Hej "Seattle Gurl"! Welcome to Sweden! I remember what it was like the
first couple months I lived here...completely thrilling and totally
frightening all at the same time. I'm so glad you've found the blog helpful
and/or entertaining! And be sure to stock up on Nyquil the next time
you're in the U.S.! Better yet, ask visitors to bring it when they come
over!
Oh my GOD.... I would sell my soul to the devil for Nyquil right now.... I
could be the Faust of Nyquil.... I am still trying to understand why on
earth they don't have cold medicine here..... with as many colds as people
get....
Wait a minute .... I'm not sure I like the comparison -- . Actually as
tired as I was after marching around Stockholm all day I felt more like a
tugboat!
I'm glad you showed me how to use this comment option. I've tried
to comment before from home, but since I'm electronically inept, it never
happened.
Now you're in trouble........
Seattle Gurl...sounds like Norway's immigration offices work a lot like
Sweden's...where I always advise people to wait until they've received the
same information from 3 separate staff members before assuming they have
the correct and complete details for achieving whatever it is they're
trying to do. Have you started any formal Swedish training in yet? I
enrolled in an SFI (Swedish for Immigrants) program that subscribed to the
"total immersion" method of instruction, which meant I had no idea what was
going on for the first three months of class. HATED IT. But getting a
handle on the language really helped me to feel more at home here...and a
little less dependent on my Swede. Lycka till!