Yearsago,whenIwentbacktoChinausingNorthwest(laterDelta)Airline'smiles,Ihadtotake3flightseachway,andIthoughtthatwasn'ttoobad.Notthistime.Aftermysecondflightwhichwasa13-hourflightfromMinneapolistoTokyo,Ihadenoughofsittinginthecrampedairplaneseatandeatingtheterribleairplanefood,buttherewasstillan8-hourflightfromTokyotoSingaporewaitingforme.Ialmosthadabreakdown,wonderingwhyIdidthistomyself,flyingsofar...[
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Davewasoutofvacationtime,soIdecidedtogotoSingaporeandKualaLumpurtoseemyhighschoolfriends,andthengotoThailandtodosomesightseeingonmyownlastNovember.ButthepoliticalunrestinThailandcausedalastminuteitinerarychange.IhadtoforgomyticketfromKualaLumpurtoBangkok,andbuyaticketattheKualaLumpurairporttoflytoTokyoinstead.Detailstocome.Sothefinalitinerarywas:
Day1/2:FlytoSingapore.
Day3:ArriveinSi...[
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1.St.Jacob'sChurchnexttoKungsträdgården.
2.St.Jacob'sChurchnexttoKungsträdgården.
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6.InsidetheMuseumofModernArt.
7.GamlastanlookingfromSkeppsholmen.
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-1USDwasabout6.5SEKinAug.2013.
-ThisisthefirsttripIuseCityMaps2Go,atravelandnavigationappbyUlmon.Idownloadedthefreeversionbeforethetrip,w...[
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Hadafulldaytoday.FirstwewenttoStockholmCityHallwhereNobelPrizebanquetisheldonDecember10everyyear,thentoDrottningholmwhichistheprivateresidenceoftheSwedishroyalfamily,thentoSkansen,anopenairmuseumandzoo,andlasttoGrönaLund,anoldamusementparkfoundedin1883.
StockholmCityHallisopentopublicbyguidedtouronly.
1.BlueHallinStockholmCityHall.
2.GoldenHallinStockholmCityHall.
3.GoldenHall...[
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OfallthemuseumswehaveseeninStockholm,IwasmostimpressedwithVasaMuseumandSwedishHistoryMuseum.VasaisaSwedishwarshipbuiltin1626-1628,andsankonhermaidenvoyageon10August1628duetoinsufficientballast.AfterrestingatthebottomoftheBalticfor333years,Vasawasliftedoutoftheseain1961andrestored.Vasamuseumwasofficiallyopenedtothepublicin1990.
1.WewenttoVasaMuseumbytakingT-bana+bus#44.ThisisNordicMuseumnexttot...[
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Stockholmisaverybeautifulcity.Itconsistsof14islands.Wevisitedseveralofthem:
Kungsholmen,westofStockholmCentralStation,wherethefamousStockholmCityHallislocated.
Stadsholmen,virtuallysynonymouswithGamlastan(OldTown).
Riddarholmen,justwestofStadsholmen,whereRiddarholmenChurchislocated.
Skeppsholmen,eastofGamlastan,wheretheMuseumofModernArtislocated.
Djurgården,eastofSkeppsholmen,wherethe...[
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1.'SwordsinRock'monumentjustoutsidethecity.Togetthere,wetookbus#29(30NOKoneway)nearthetrainstation,andgotoffat'Madlaleiren'.It'sapopularstopforcruiseshippassengers.HonestlyIdon'tthinkitworththetimeandbusfaretogetthere.
2.LocalssunbathingandBBQingatnearbybeach.
3.BackatStavanger.
4.Thatissomechair.
5.OurlastnightinStavanger,wehappenedtoseeaRoyksoppconcert.RoyksoppisaNorwegianband.Th...[
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BeforethePulpitRockhike,IstillthoughtmaybeIcouldgetontheKjeragBoulderifIjustpushmyselfalittlehardertoovercomemyfearofheight.AfterthePulpitRockexperience,IknowforsureIcan'tgetontheKjeragBoulder.Itiswaytoomuchforme.SowewanderedaroundStavangerandnearbysightsforthenext2daysfeelingcontentnotdoingtheKjeraghike.
1.Wetooka3-hourfjordcruiseontheLysefjord(420NOK).Itwasok.Notworthitifyouaretightontimeorm...[
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IfthereisonereasonIwanttogotoNorway,itistohikethePulpitRock.FromStavanger,wetooktheferrytoTau(46NOK,oneway,andtheyhadfreeWi-Fi).TwobuseswerewaitingatTauferryterminalwhentheferryarrived.OneofthemwasforthePulpitRock(markedclearlyinEnglish).Weboughtroundtripbustickets(140NOK).Bigmistake.Becausetherewere2companiesdoingthisroute.NeitherhadafrequentscheduleatPulpitRocktrailhead(1-1.5hoursabus).Nowthatwe...[
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FromBergen,thereweretwoboatsaday(8amand4:05pm)goingtoStavanger.Wewantedtotakethemorningboat,sowearrivedattheticketofficewhentheyopenedat7:30am,andbought2tickets.Aftergettingontheboat,IwassurprisedtofindthattheyhadfreeWi-Fi.Thatmadethe4.5hoursboatridegobyalotquicker.
1.LeavingBergen.
2.SomeboatinBergenharbor.
3.Ourboatstoppedatseveralplacesalongtheway,topickup/dropoffpassengers.
4.H...[
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