Day 2 started extrem
ely well. We woke up just in time for the buffet breakfast. The best spread of fresh fruits, yoghurts, breads, cheese, cereals, eggs etc. that I have seen in a long time. We had our fill and took the bus out to town to spend the day in the city.
We spent the first part of the day roaming around aimlessly in the city just exploring areas and then we ended up at the Vasa museum. The Vasa was built in the 1620's on order for king Gustavus Adolphus. The scandinavians were building a great empire around the Baltic Sea and the Vasa was expected to be the flagship of the fleet. It was loaded with guns and was expected to lead the assaults. They spend tons of money and lots of labour in building this great ship and decorated it woth gold etc. In the greatest anticlimax, it sailed for a grand total 5 minutes before it sank to the bottom of the sea. Not the best story for a "great ship". However, what was great indeed was how they savaged the ship from the bottom of the ocean in the cold b
altic waters and recreated the magic of the Vasa. We spent the best part of the day in the museum, playing around with the various things. everything from the physics, imitating history to designing warships.
After finishing up at the museum, we walked out, got something to eat from the local street market and headed back to the hotel to chill out
for the rest of the evening. Once back in the hotel, we hit the gym and the sauna for some relaxation.
Day 3 was greeted by heavy rain. We had plans of getting to Sigtuna, a local historic village, but the rain played spoil sport and we ended up just train-ing around town before heading our to the airport.
ely well. We woke up just in time for the buffet breakfast. The best spread of fresh fruits, yoghurts, breads, cheese, cereals, eggs etc. that I have seen in a long time. We had our fill and took the bus out to town to spend the day in the city.We spent the first part of the day roaming around aimlessly in the city just exploring areas and then we ended up at the Vasa museum. The Vasa was built in the 1620's on order for king Gustavus Adolphus. The scandinavians were building a great empire around the Baltic Sea and the Vasa was expected to be the flagship of the fleet. It was loaded with guns and was expected to lead the assaults. They spend tons of money and lots of labour in building this great ship and decorated it woth gold etc. In the greatest anticlimax, it sailed for a grand total 5 minutes before it sank to the bottom of the sea. Not the best story for a "great ship". However, what was great indeed was how they savaged the ship from the bottom of the ocean in the cold b
altic waters and recreated the magic of the Vasa. We spent the best part of the day in the museum, playing around with the various things. everything from the physics, imitating history to designing warships.After finishing up at the museum, we walked out, got something to eat from the local street market and headed back to the hotel to chill out
for the rest of the evening. Once back in the hotel, we hit the gym and the sauna for some relaxation.Day 3 was greeted by heavy rain. We had plans of getting to Sigtuna, a local historic village, but the rain played spoil sport and we ended up just train-ing around town before heading our to the airport.
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