Sweden

I’m here in Stockholm and everything is cool (literally). The weather hasn’t been so great; it’s cold and rainy and the temperature is around -4 celsius. So, I spent the first two of my days lounging around the hostel meeting all kinds of new people and trying new foods. This is by far the biggest hostel I’ve seen. There are so many people and there’s even a sauna upstairs. On the first night I signed up to make Swedish meatballs, composed of deer or elk. They were so good! The sweets and pastries in Sweden are amazing. I've also had Hot dogs and sausage, so delicious!

Stockholm is just SO damn expensive. A meal at Mcdonald’s is about 9/10 euros, so about 13 dollars. The currency here is the kronor (SEK) and it’s very difficult to evaluate how much you’re spending until suddenly it’s gone! The exchange rate is 9 kronors to about 1 euro. So, you get something that's 240 kronors and you’re like wtf?! I just move the decimal over one place and that works well enough (but it was damn weird at first!)

Today it snowed just a bit, which was damn cool and much better than rain! I’ve been hanging out with some Spanish girls from Madrid and we walked all over the city. We went to a few museums, a sunken ship and a big ass tower. Tonight we’re going out to a bar, but I’ve vowed not to buy any more drinks after spending 80 kronors on a mere 4 centiliters of cognac! A tiny cup of beer is 45 kronors (4 euros). So instead, I bought a bottle of Absolute vodka (Swedish, but tastes the same), and the girl’s bought some rum which we intend to smuggle in.

Pictures below and more to come~