While planning this trip, we decided to have some fun as a family. Jason and Ava planned out the Denmark portion of our trip, and Rachel and I planned out the Sweden portion of our trip. So Ava and Jason didn't know what we were doing in Sweden until just before we arrived.
We didn't have a lot of time in Stockholm, although we were thrilled to arrive to beautiful sunshine and warmth. We decided to try a "hop on/hop off" bus as a way to see the city without as much walking. Some of our littler legs were getting a bit fatigued from walking so much to explore. It was harder to take photos from inside the glass of the city bus, but it was a good way to take in the overall sights.
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| Meatballs in Sweden! |
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| Outside the ABBA museum |
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| All sorts of different versions of hot dogs here |
We then had an unexpected surprise. Stockholm's Cultural Festival was happening, and it was awesome! On Jason's bucket list is "Attend a major cultural festival in at least 3 different countries." There were different stages with music and dancing, food tents everywhere, and activities here and there. He was able to check out a bit of it before going to work, and then the kids and I stayed behind at the children's area for a bit.
There was a stage of kids music, a circus/acrobatics show, a robot area to build a robot, a hammer-and-nail section to help build a giant wooden octopus, arts and crafts, sumo wrestling... it was really cool.
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| Building robots |
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| More hot dog versions: The "French" and the "Mashed potatoes" |
We stayed in Stockholm's "Old Town" in a hostel/hotel called the "Castle House Inn" which was great. We had a family room of 4 beds, a shared bathroom/shower down the hall, and it was LGBTQ+ friendly / welcoming and relatively affordable. Easy to walk to and from the major activity areas, and near cobblestone cool streets and the Royal Palace.
Stockholm is a cool city and we enjoyed it. It felt safe, clean and easy to explore.
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