Today Madeline and I got up and were able to find the Stockholm city tour, yay! We walked and learned a lot on the tour and finally got to see Stockholm up close. We walked by almost all the H&M's, the Eurovision park, the place where the Nobel peace prize is handed out, the origin of Stockholm syndrome, and so so much more. It was really interesting! Afterwards we went back to our island to the royal palace to watch the changing of guards which was cool, the...

Madeline and I took a relaxing day today after our quick jump from finals week into intense traveling. This bed that I'm sleeping in is incredible. I'd compare it to my bed in France the first day I got it (now it's kinda flat). We slept so well and so late, but we enjoyed a shower and time and space to get ready for the day. We tried to hit up a walking tour that started at 1pm on the island next door, but due to construction we couldn't find it :( Instead we ex...

Today Madeline and I got into Stockholm at 6:30am by bus... Sleep was rough, windows turn out to be very cold haha. However we made it, and decided to take our time at the station and get freshened up. It was very nice. After grabbing some food it was time to get on the train to Växjö, where Gun-Britt, a descendant of my great great great grandpa. The train ride was stunning and smooth- Sweden has more lakes than Minnesota haha. There were numerous time...