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Top 3 things to do in Stockholm (To be happy like a child)
8Actually I still have no idea what the “top things to do and see in Stockholm” are. The first time I’ve been there, well, I made some mistakes, and now, after the second time, I still haven’t seen everything one obviously should see in the Swedish capital. I didn’t go to Vasamuseum nor to the Nobelmuseum. But I’ve been to the brand-new Spritmuseum (Yes, it’s all about alcohol) and explored the (really cool) shopping scene in Stockholm.
But actually. Actually I just did one thing in Stockholm. I made the child in me happy.
And let’s be honest. Does it really matter if you see the top sights in a city? The most important thing is to have fun. Well, and sometimes the child in me is calling me so loudly I often think someone else could hear it. Yvonne. YVONNE. YVOOOOONNNNEE. And then I say to myself: “Ok sweetheart, what do you want?”. And the child in me wanted to do this:
- Go to the Royal Palace and star at the guards and test how far one can go before you get deported from Sweden.
- Eat so much cotton candy in Gröna Lund until you feel sick and play the bugbear at the haunted house
- Take the ferry to Fjäderholmarna, buy yourself an ice cream and sit next to the water
And that’s what we did:
In my opinion seeing the sites is way overated I think its much better to check out the stuff you’re interested in. And thats always going to be different things for different people. As well as that I would be seeing different things now to what I saw 20 years ago in Europe and I expect I would see something different again in another 20 years when I’m an old codger.
Thank you so much for the tips. We’ll go to Stockholm at the end of the month.
We should all travel more and experience it like a kid. Maybe this is a good lesson that we shouldn’t forget the simple pleasures in life – whether traveling or not. I will have to remember this the next time I travel. I will need to do at least one thing where I act like a kid (and hopefully it won’t be a temper tantrum)
I’ve been once to Stockholm, but it was March, so none of this kind of frivolity. It was still cool though.
I don’t remember the last time I’ve eaten Cotten Candy, but it has been a long time.
Would you believe I don’t like cotton candy?
Agree. Sometimes just being in the city or country is enough of a cultural experience.
Cute video! Very whimsical. Ice cream and to a certain extent, cotton candy, make any vacation fun.