I saw the sign with the dancing queen

Hello from Sweden! First though a wrapup of my time in Finland.

Tuska ended on a high note. I saw my favorite band, Mercenary, and they were amazing. After their set there wasn't much point in staying since nothing was going to top seeing them from the first row so I left early. It was a good call as I caught whatever team plays at the Finnar Stadium playing a game! My first taste of live soccer in Europe and it was pretty good. Not EPL, but certainly fun to watch :) My last day in Finland I went out to Suomenlina which are a series of islands with an old militrary fortress spanning them. It was cool to explore the area and take some time out of the city. After that I boarded the cruise ship for Stockholm!

The ship was massive and it had everything from a casino to a supermarket. I tried to spend as little money as possible as everything was very expensive. My cabin was very nice and was free with my railpass. I shared it with two other men one of whom taught me my new favorite word. Interail. He described what he and his girlfriend, and myself, were doing as interailing which I think is a lovely word for it. The trip takes 16 hours much of which you sleep for but you gain an hour when you get to Sweden because of the time change.

Stockholm can only be described as majestic. It's much bigger and confusing than Helsinki but I really like it here. After getting my bearings and checking into my hostel I visited the Swedish National Museum, the Aquarium, and then went to this giant tower with an amazing view of the surroundings. The people here are much nicer but I also think they are more used to tourists. Tomorrow will be my marathon day in Stockholm so I'm going to take it easy tonight and try not to spend any more money. Things here are very expensive! Check back soon for more!