Pfinstenpause (an excuse to vacation) Part III

David (med student from Duke now at University California San Diego that was on grad trip before residency in Connecticut studying cancer) and I went to City hall, couldn’t go up because it was closed for renovations (last year someone jumped off).

So we went to Old town (Gamla Stad) and saw the smallest alley (3 ft wide) and the smallest statue in Stockholm. Put hand on statue's head and make a wish. Next as leaving island, we see a royal band approaching—we were just in time for the change of guards ceremony.

We part. I go to the observation deck and buy fruit in the market below. Next buy my ticket to Malmö. Still worried about housing in Malmo and Ticket to Berlin. Also have to take care of SAFA, while on vacation.
Efforts to get to Skansen. Tram out to there and like in D.C. I’m the idiot deciding to take the stalled escalator up from 2 floors (or 3) down. Over 150 steps of climbing and exhausted to find out that I exited just 1 block from where I started. Walk along coast to meet bus to Skansen. Arrive and start the fun.

Gerry & I (Carl Linneaus) went through the park. Good view of city, some fun animals. Head back and run into David (from California) & Christine (from Canada). Decide to go out. David & I run and buy soup and sauce for dinner with free pasta in hostel. (Huge *cheap* dinner). We then went to Pirates of Caribbean in an amazing theater with curtains over the screen from the draped one that scrolls down to the red velvet which open to the screen, not to forget the balconies decorated in crimson linens and stitched artwork. Then we went back to hostel and met up with Ben & Christine. Left apartment at 1:30, grab some pop from 7/11. Made more pasta at 3 a.m. Climb down fire escape at 4 a.m for fun. Chat until 6 a.m.

Since it was already the next day, we'll move on to the next post to finish Stockholm.

Later Days,
Rick