Stockholm, Sweden. Thankfully, Hailey got to come with us this time. I had used Google Maps to figure out how to get to the Stockholm, Sweden Temple. It's about a 30-40 min train ride out from Central Station. Not everyone wanted to make the trip (total travel costs ended up being about $15 or so) so it ended up with Hailey, Chelsea, Laura and I. Everything went unbelievably smooth getting out there. It really helps that Swedes speak English. We made friends with our train ticket salesman. His name was Kim and he was some kind of Asian. We found out that while Sweden has the most expensive public transport in the world, it is also really nice (especially compared to Russian trains). We had a nice chat with some university students on the train- all of them were from different countries and they are spoke great english.
As the train was approaching our stop we looked out the window and saw the temple right as we passed it! We hopped off the train and knew exactly which direction to walk. Temple grounds have the same feeling whether we are in the states or in a foreign country. It was so incredible to just sit and enjoy temple grounds. While we were there we talked to a native Swede and he explained that all Swedes can speak English as a matter of survival in the international community. He also told us how to say hello and goodbye in Swedish. It was awesome.
After we were done at the temple we hit up a small grocery store and grabbed some food. Don't worry, there was a woman there giving out samples of Swedish chocolate. We all ended up buying some. It really is so wonderful! YUM!
We went back to Stockholm and spent the rest of the seeing different sights such as the palace and some other places. At one point we decided to grab dinner. We tried to find a place that was less touristy and would have more authentic food. We slipped into this little shop that offered some different plates and then pizza as well. Hailey and I asked a man in the shop which dish would be the most Swedish, his response- NONE of them. We were tired and didn't want to look anymore so we ordered pizza. It was definitely not american pizza though they gave all their styles american names. Good Job Sweden:) The sun was down by 4pm and I felt so off.
Overall, I loved Sweden too. It was also the beginning of taking what I referred to as "Artsy" Pictures. Don't worry there will be an album later. :)
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