This is my second visit to Sweden. The first time was when I visited Swedish Student Town of Goteborg for a music festival. I have also visited the other part of Scandanavia - Norway.
Stockholm is a very interesting and pretty city. First of all, it consists of many islands and surrounded by water. It is [...]

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As part of my Stockholm city trip, I started my morning by visiting Stockholm City Hall. The building itself is quite interesting not to mention the water view surroundings. The building is built by 8 million bricks, 19 million mosaic tiles to decorate and 12 months to complete. This is where the annual noble dinner [...]

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I really like the idea of a family day out with no roller coasters involved. No better place than to visit than the open air museum  - Skansen which acts like their cultural and history centre, park for picnics and entertainment and zoo all in one. I could easily spend a whole day relaxing but [...]

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While I was in Stockholm, I decided to visit a piece of important Swedish history - a giant ancient ship at Vasa Museum. The museum itself is located in the Djurgarden island which you can reach on foot if you’re nearby, a tram or a ferry. What is so special about this ship? it is [...]

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This is the original Stockholm city before it branched outside the wall. Most tourists would stay in this area unlike me the budget concious traveller. I chose to stay in the new town - right opposite central station for versatility :). It took a leisurely walk to the old town. There are lots of local [...]

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Having arrived in Flam the day previous, I decided to take an early morning walk by myself . My walk took a good 2 hours return. I really enjoyed my walk along the train track as it was very quiet and misty - past river streams with the view of Viking style architecture, saw waterfalls and [...]

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After we got off the Fjords cruise from Gudvangen, we arrived in a really nice village called Flam. As you can see from my photos, Flam is all about nature, the serene scenic views & magnificent mountains. We decided to stay overnight in Flam to rest and also explore the beautiful villages.
I felt really energetic [...]

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After exploring the city of port Bergen, I caught a quick train ride to Voss. Voss is where Scandinavian’s ski as it is full of mountains. In summer they do their Norwegian walk where you hold walking sticks to hike up the mountain. Once we arrived in Voss as part of the Norway in a [...]

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Bergen is one of the UNESCO (World Heritage site) famous for its shipping port and cute wooden houses. It is really a beautiful city. I arrived really early in the city - thanks to my overnight train from Oslo. I could not check in to my hostel (Jacobs apartment). If you are not aware, EVERYTHING in [...]

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Having ended up at Scandinavia for work, I decided to take this opportunity to explore Norway, Olso further. Oslo is the capital of Norway. I have to admit, it is not the most beautiful looking city but it is a starting point for my Norwegian Adventure - Norway in a Nutshell.
“Norway in a nutshell” is [...]

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