Majestic Stockholm
Posted On Monday, July 31, 2006 at at 12:48 AM by AlvinWe arrived by train from Oslo this morning, managed to find a hotel in Gamla Stan - the old part of this city where there were lots of alley ways and attractive street side cafes. Stockholm had a grandeur feel about it. We also checked out the location of the pier where we would board the over-night ferry to Helsinki - couldn't wait for that journey as the dinner buffet was reputedly to be a real gourmet's treat. Yummy !
The other city we visited in Sweden was Lulea in the North. We crossed over from Finland on a delayed bus and missed our train to Narvik by 15 minutes; but no worries, we thought, let's stay for another day in this town, why not ? Lulea turned out to be a very attractive town with pretty squares and friendly locals and the outdoor cafes were set in a very pleasant outdoor environment and the town had a relaxing, laid-back vibe about it. We enjoyed our day in Lulea and walked to the nearby lake where we were amazed to find out that "Status Quo" was on tour there !
