We decided to take our next trip to Stockholm; it's so difficult to get to from the States, and well, we'd never been to Stockholm before. Everyone warned us it would be cold, but we don't mind the cold - so, off we go!
Stockholm, a city of glittering islands connected by bridges, is considered the heart of the Nordic countries. We learned quickly that it is quite expensive (we are finding London to be quite the bargain compared to the rest of Europe these days), but we found a fantastic Orbitz deal on a brand new hotel that helped defray costs. Our hotel was on a serene, lush island in the middle of the city called Skeppsholmen.
The hotel is housed inside of an old navy barracks, which has been gutted and redesigned in sleek, modern Scandanavian decor. Two other main islands of the city, Gamla Stan and Ostermalm, surround Skeppsholmen, which makes for a beautiful walk home. A delicious smorgasbord breakfast was included too, which allowed us to skate through lunch some days and splurge instead on a fantastic, traditional Swedish dinner. Swedish cuisine is DELICIOUS.
The people in Sweden are so incredibly friendly, and all speak perfect English. It was the first country I've been to where people automatically assume we are native but we didn't speak a lick of the language (not even "sorry, I don't speak Swedish"), so it was a bit disarming when people started speaking to us in Swedish like we'd known them all our lives!
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