Saturday we loaded up the car and set off on the freeway from Linkoping to Stockholm. It was a national holiday (Midsommar) so Stockholm was pretty quiet, and it was pretty easy to find the hotel, and park right in front of it, even though it is only a few blocks from the main shopping/walking street of the city center (Drottningatan).
Then I set out alone to return the rental car to the Avis office in the city center. That was a bit of a problem. Central Stockholm is full of dead-ends and one-ways and unexpected overpasses and underpasses that mean you can see where you want to go, but you can't figure out how to "get there from here" in a car. Eventually I succeeded. But if I ever need to drop a rental car here again, I'll do it at the airport, and then spend the time and money to ride the bus or train back into town. (Later I read in a Rick Steves guidebook, "only a Swedish meatball would try to drive in Stockholm.)
In the evening the walking streets were thronged with tourists, and the girls got into the spirit, buying little moose things and Swedish flag things.
Today (Sunday) we catch the overnight Silja line boat to Helsinki.
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Varmland is beautiful - and you were lucky with meeting reindeer on your trip. I think we must celebrate next midtsummer day in Sweden, it looks fun.
ReplyDeleteStockholm isn't bulit for cars, and they do what they can to make it more difficult for driving. I agree, it's a better idea and use bus or train -.
Looks as you have chosen then the best time for the visit - with much good weather - all are much easier then. All this things have to be a great experience for Lulu and Frances.