I got back from Sweden a week ago, and Herräng totally rocked! I’ve learned more about swing that I’ve ever forgotten about dancing – some of it might even stick :) However, first things first: I spent a day in Stockholm. Very low on sleep on account of waking up at 2.30 to eventually take an early flight, but still, it was cool.
Ingrida and I used our one day in Stockholm to view the old town and the Vasa Museum.
Yep, that’s right. That is an almost-completely-intact frikkin’ galleon. No shit, Stockholm! The story behind it is even better: after completion, the galleon left its birth harbour. Within the first 1600 meter, a wind rose. Ideal for a sailing ship, right? Nope, the ship toppled and sank.
I kid you not.
Really, Vasa museum, if you had a t-shirt like the below quote, I would’ve bought it. Hell, if I ever go to Stockholm again, I just might have it printed myself!
“My newly-finished galleon sank on the first breath of wind it encountered, and all I got was this lousy t-shirt.”
— King Gustav II