My last day in Stockholm was a wandering day. The main goal was to go see some of the lower priority things that I had put off for the days that I’d been there. Out of the things that I had planned on seeing was The National Museum, unfortunately though it was closed. I did go to a couple other interesting places.

I left Stockholm at about 4pm for Lund, from Lund I then transfered to Berlin. The traveling part can be the most difficult part of going places. You are never sure if you’re in the right place, that you have the right ticket, or if something does go wrong you’ll end up where you need to be. Fortunately, I’ve done enough traveling that I take most things in stride… but I digress. The first train to Lund was a high-speed train, I was told that we were traveling at 180kph. The thing is, is that the train is pretty plush, so you don’t really feel like you’re traveling that fast. I got into a conversation with two Swedes, one was a production designer for a television show, the other was a student who studied in Florida. It was a lot of fun, and to be honest it was the first real conversations that I have been in with anyone other that the hostel manager… actually that’s not true, but sometimes it can feel like I haven’t spoken to anyone in a while. I had about 15 minutes to make the transfer to the sleeper car that was going to Berlin once I arrived in Lund. Everything went as planned, got my sleeper and waited for it to leave. A girl staying in the same cabin as me struck up a conversation with me and we ended up talking for about 2 hours. To me, traveling alone means that meeting others is what makes some of the best times, better. She was a grad school student getting her Phd in philosophy next semester. We were talking so much that I didn’t notice that the train had pulled onto a ferry and we were at sea. :) I’ve mentioned in another post how much I like the water, and since I didn’t know that we were going to be on the water it was like a nice surprise.

I went up onto the deck of the ferry and got a beer, dinner, and relaxed before heading back to the cabin. I arrived in Berlin at about 6 this morning and with only a little bit of trouble found my hostel by about 730.

You know, it’s difficult to form an accurate decision on any place after a few hours, but for now I’l liking Berlin. There appears to be a lot to do, and if I time it right, most of my stay here will be a blast. I’m taking a walking tour today in about 2 hours, and tomorrow I’m going to tour the old East Berlin.

Well that’s it for now. Oh, I took this photo on my way to the hostel. Some people don’t like street art, but I love it.