Welcome to Kevin Loquaci's European Travels Across Europe. With law school beginning in early August and my inevitable quarter-life crisis approaching in a few short years, I decided to plan a post-grad campaign around Europe. Alongside five of my closest friends from Cal Poly, I will be traveling to seven countries in about a six week span. I will share my travel experiences, random anecdotes, and other thoughts about each location.
Stockholm, Sweden
After an exhausting ten hour flight, the crew arrived in Stockholm excited to get the trip started. We checked into our hostel and then set out to grab a bite to eat. Below is a picture of our hostel.
After wandering around for a little, we naturally decided that McDonalds was a safe bet for a quick lunch. At this fine local eatery, we encountered our first embarrassing cultural barrier to overcome: how to open the door. After standing in front of the entrance for a couple seconds dumbfounded, we almost gave up hope and began to turn around when a local rescued us and opened the door for us. It was at that moment we realized language barriers were something we would have to overcome. We stood inside for a couple of minutes not understanding the menu and trying to not be the first person to embarrass themselves while trying to order. The rest of our time in Stockholm involved wandering aimlessly, in the rain, around the city admiring the architecture and observing the various sights. The historic small towns with cobblestone streets and medieval buildings and churches were pretty amazing to experience. We were only in Sweden for one night, so it was a quick turn around back to the airport. Below are a few random pictures from our time in Stockholm. Josh Birnbaum, one of the fellow European explorers, sacrificed quality face time to be our personal photographer.
A few thoughts about Stockholm:
1.) The sun does not set until midnight and rises at about three in the morning during Summer. It a strange experience coming from America where the sun is always set by 9ish and does not rise until around five or six during the summer. Seeing as this was my first time experiencing this, it was hard to convince myself that it was late at night and time to sleep, so I managed four hours of sleep.
2. ) There are people consuming beer at all times of the day. We would see people at ten in the morning enjoying a casual beer. It seemed as if all business people, both men and women, would have a beer or two during their lunch break.
4.) People ride bikes everywhere.
3. ) I would not recommend getting pizza at the airport...
-Kevin Loquaci
The Three Musketeers
City Views
The Longest Park Imaginable
Norrmalm in Stockholm
A few thoughts about Stockholm:
1.) The sun does not set until midnight and rises at about three in the morning during Summer. It a strange experience coming from America where the sun is always set by 9ish and does not rise until around five or six during the summer. Seeing as this was my first time experiencing this, it was hard to convince myself that it was late at night and time to sleep, so I managed four hours of sleep.
2. ) There are people consuming beer at all times of the day. We would see people at ten in the morning enjoying a casual beer. It seemed as if all business people, both men and women, would have a beer or two during their lunch break.
4.) People ride bikes everywhere.
3. ) I would not recommend getting pizza at the airport...
-Kevin Loquaci
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