We awoke as the sun tickled our noses. After a hearty breakfast, we headed out to explore the capital of Sweden – Stockholm. Where is the best place to do that from? That’s right – from the water!
First we started with one of the usual tourist boats, where you get presented the most important sights on water and on land. Then we went on a harbor ferry. These are also known here in Germany – for example in Hamburg. A popular destination not only for tourists, but also for locals to bridge water. 🙂
After that we soon changed into an amphibious vehicle. It looks at first sight like a normal bus, but this bus can also swim – which ist quite handy when you are at the waterside. We felt a little queasy as the bus slowly lowered itself from the land into the water. But of course everything went well and the bus became a floating vehicle in no time – like a boat. After a few minutes we didn’t even think about the fact that we were sitting in a bus instead of on a boat and enjoyed the ride with the amphibious vehicle extensively.
Of course, these touristy things are fun, but they are also informative. First of all, they give you a good overview of what you can see and experience in this city – and maybe you had already made plans, which you now change or extend. Because that’s what information is for – to give you more ideas. Whether and how you then implement them is another matter. With the XJOUR app, you won’t lose anything – if you can’t make it the same day or the next day, just save the idea for your next visit. With one click and a few notes you type in as a reminder, everything is saved safe and sound.
Of course, there are also some fun facts you’ll learn on such a boat trip – including where some famous Swedes such as Björn Borg (tennis player), Avicii (DJ and electronic music producer) and Astrid Lindgren (children’s author) – just to name a few – lived and went to school.
There are of course more serious things, like the fact that the famous Stockholm Syndrome is an eponym for Stockholm. (According to Wikipedia, “Stockholm syndrome […] is a psychological phenomenon in which victims of hostage-taking develop a positive emotional relationship with their captors. This can lead to the victim sympathizing and cooperating with the perpetrators.”)
Be excited for tomorrow when we take you on our excursions in and around Stockholm….
Oh yeah – and the map here shows our route today in the water – taken with the XJOUR Android app.