Absolut Stockholm (I)

We just came back from a 4 day trip to Stockholm. It was wonderful and I have decided that Stockholm is one of my favourite cities in the world. Fun Fact: Did you know that Stockholm is made up of 14 islands connected by 57 bridges? See the following link from Visit Stockholm (official tourist website) for other interesting facts: http://www.stockholmtown.com/templates/SimplePage___8895__EN.aspx

The people we met were really nice and friendly. A really sweet lady who was pushing a pram even stopped to ask us if we needed help as she noticed that we were looking at our guidebook. The Swedish are cool- This is after all the country that produced Alfred Nobel, ABBA, IKEA and H&M.

We went to Skansen which is located on the island Djurgården. It's an outdoor park with houses and farmsteads brought from all over Sweden. The fun part was getting to see Scandinavian animals like the....

Scandinavian bison! (wisent). I can't believe that an animal this size could be content with just munching on dried up branches. But it was. It just chewed and chewed while we were busy taking its photograph.

Scandinavian elk! Otherwise known in America as the moose. Only the males have horns.

A harem of females....

The Big Daddy himself.








Jose K will continue with part II of our Stockholm experience. In the meantime, I will leave you with this photo...*sigh* I miss Stockholm already.