Vienna is a pretty city. Dare I say, the Viennese are even cleaner than the Germans! Nearly 50% of this city is green space, and all the parks here are gorgeous. The city has an unshakable feeling of regality, even though it doesn’t strike me as pretentious. Old palaces stand tall and appear spectacularly maintained. […]
Of course it’s finally sunny and warm on the day I leave! But c’est la vie, eh? Things always seem best when it’s time to say goodbye. After checking out of my hotel and dropping my bag off at the front desk, I ventured out to visit the Berlin zoo. It’s easy to spend an […]
Berlin is certainly rough around the edges (at least where I’ve explored so far) but it’s not without its charm. Sure, it’s got a little graffiti, and the occasional bit of vomit on the subway floor, but without that, it wouldn’t feel like a real city, would it? Germany holds a special place in my […]
Today was a free day where we got to explore more of the capital of Scandinavia. We first took a trip to SkyView, an attraction that lets you see Stockholm from atop the Globe Arena. Somewhat like a glass elevator, you step inside a big bubble that rides a track up to the top of […]
We began our morning by boarding a ferry to the island of Vaxholm. Vaxholm is a charming little island with less than 10,000 inhabitants located about an hour’s boat-ride from Stockholm. Our delightful little archipelago cruise took us past the islands of Stockholm and to the north-east. After exploring for a bit, we made our […]
This morning was bittersweet. While we were all very excited to travel to Stockholm, we had to leave behind Malmö and Copenhagen. We awoke bright and early to check out of our rooms and make our way to the train station to begin our journey to Stockholm. Despite the train ride lasting five hours, it […]
Today we visited the Louisiana, a modern art museum just outside of Copenhagen. This museum was filled with lots of interesting sculptures and pictures, but we mostly explored the outdoor exhibits since it was such a nice day. The museum was right on the waterfront, so we had a nice view of sailboats gliding through […]
Today we ventured back to Copenhagen to explore the city with our Copenhagen cards. First, we took a trip to Den Blå Planet, Northern Europe’s largest aquarium. There were tons of colorful and interesting fish, it felt difficult to see everything the aquarium had to offer in such limited time. We left and wandered around […]
Today we took a trip to the town of Lund in Sweden. It fit my mental picture of a typical Swedish town perfectly! Our first stop in this small town was St. Jakob’s Stenugnsbageri [Bakery & Café], where I had an americano and some of the freshest and best-tasting baked goods I’ve ever had. Given […]
We awoke early this morning so we could get from our dorm in Malmö across the bridge to Copenhagen as quickly as possible. After spending most of our morning getting into the city and getting our bearings, we ate lunch and enjoyed some champagne by Nyhavn. Following that, we wandered around for a short while […]