Vacker dag i Stockholm

Which means.....beautiful day in Swedish (according to google translate) and a beautiful day it was!  At a crisp 8 degrees the sun was shining and the leaves were blowing and falling from the trees.   On the waterfront it was soooo windy today!!  Sandra and I set out around 9 am this morning as we were going to do the free walking tour but ended up just walking around ourselves.  We navigated the busses and headed for Old Town Stockholm.  Thank goodness I have a friends here as Sweden is not an easy place for me to navigate.  In the touristy parts signs are also in English but everywhere else they are not.  I would have no idea if I was coming or going on the trains and the stations were even more confusing then London as there was no flow of direction.  There was many many many directions to go and everything from entrance gates, to escalators, stairs, trains and busses....how's a girl to know which way to go?!?  At least Sandra did so I just stuck behind her haha.
Old town was charming and picturesque!  I love Stockholm much more then London.  Although still busy and bustling no where near as crazy as London.  People were still briskly moving about and obviously had places to get to but it didn't have the same panic stricken feel to it.  Built on over 14 islands Stockholm feels more like home.  I love the waterfront you can find in any direction you look!  We window shopped through the tourist stores and walked through parks and past castles.  We headed down to the water and ended up taking a sight seeing boat tour which I LOVED!   What a great way to see Stockholm....from all angles!!
After the tour we walked around and found a fancy little bistro to eat lunch until mid afternoon and then decided to call it a day.  We made our way back to the bus and headed home.  Stopped to pick up a few groceries and walked back to Sandra's.  Dinner was super and I so enjoy hearing Sandra and her family speak in Swedish.  Even though I don't understand anything I can usually catch drift of what they are saying by expressions and the odd word that sounds similar in English form.
We watched a movie called Linclon Laywer this evening and enjoyed each others company.  What a fantastic day!
Goodnight xoxo