Today was our final day:( We went on an e-bike excursion to Drottningholm Palace. It was a long ride across many windy bridges but we made it eventually. The e-bikes worked the same way as our bikes in Copenhagen except there are much fewer places to drop them and they have to be charged. 

The palace was really beautiful and we also walked to the Chinese Pavilion (a gift the king gave to his daughter for her birthday). We e-biked back towards Stockholm. We tried to drop them at a closer location but ended up on a nature trail #fail 

Next, we went to an area of Stockholm called Sofo (south of Folkungagatan). SoFo is known for its fun shops. We walked around for a little while and tried to catch some stores before they closed.

We went back to the hotel for a pre-dinner drink at the hotel’s famous lounge. For dinner we went to a place called Portal and ate pork schnitzel and fried chicken with a lot of delicious sides. 

Now we are at the airport ready to head home. Thanks for following along on the trip! See you in the garden state

Today was a rainy day in Stockholm but miraculously the rain held off long enough for us to go see the changing of the guard. It was very crowded but fun to watch and a bigger event than what we saw in Copenhagen. 

Since it started to rain, we went to the ABBA museum. It was a big hit! The museum was very colorful and interactive. See below for some pictures of me and Charlotte joining the band. 

After the ABBA museum we went to another famous museum here called the Vasa Museum. The Vasa is a museum showcasing a huge ship that drowned in 1628. 95% of it is still original. 

For our final museum of the day, we went to the Nobel Prize museum. Alfred Nobel lived in Stockholm and he founded the Nobel Prize. The Nobel prizes are awarded in Stockholm every year. 

This morning we took a bike tour of Stockholm. We biked 9 miles and got to see a lot of different areas and had a good tour guide. Our tour stopped for a snack at a really nice market/garden. 

After the bike tour we took a taxi to Vaxholm, one of the 30,000 islands off the coast of Sweden in the archipelago. We took a walk and ended up at a very busy lunch spot. It was a huge cafe on the water with food and desserts galore. 

We took a ferry back to Stockholm through the archipelago. We did a little shopping in an area close to where the ferry dropped us. 

For dinner we had the most delicious Italian. It was insane. For our appetizers we got salami and burrata and then we had the most amazing pasta. 1000/10

We got up early today to get on our ferry towards Stockholm. The ferry was just like the way there except we were all much more exhausted. We docked and took a bus and the metro to the center of Stockholm. We checked into our hotel and got delicious salads at a place called Holy Greens. 

Next we took a boat tour through Stockholm. The boat was a little rough because of bigger boats in the water:(

After our boat tour we walked around the old town and then mommy and I went to the opera house for a summer concert. It was a violin and piano concert which was nice but unfortunately it was extremely hot. 

After the opera we had a lowkey dinner near our hotel. Comment your favorite part of the trip so far. 

For our second day on the island of Gotland we rented a car so we could venture out a bit. Via a 5 minute car ferry, we drove to another island right off of Gotland called Faro. Our first stop at Faro were these natural rock formations called rauks.

Next we went to a super yummy bakery and got some lunch. Then we explored some of the beaches on the island. The water was a bit chilly but now I can say I’ve swam in the Baltic Sea!

Back on the island of Gotland we went to a swimming area called the blue lagoon. It was a natural pool formed by large rocks. 

For dinner we went to a farm called Lilla Bjers. It was a very special meal. We had a tasting menu and each course was made with ingredients from their farm. Highlights included these tiny potato tacos, tomato salad, and a delicious bowl of raspberries with strawberry crisps. The restaurant itself was beautiful and overall it was an amazing experience. You can read more about the farm/restaurant: https://www.lillabjers.se

Greetings! Today (Aug 1) we left our hotel in Oskarshamn and got on our three hour ferry to Visby, Gotland (a Swedish Island). Our hotel was not the best last night but we did like the name. 

We checked into our hotel in Visby and started exploring the city. We went on a walking tour with an extremely nice woman who lives here. She calls Visby the city of ruins and roses. We saw a lot of both! Visby is enclosed by a medieval wall and much of the city is old buildings.