Anonymous wrote:Was just there a few weeks ago. Wish we had time to take the overnight ferry to Helsinki! I really wanted to do that.
-Go on a boat tour of the archipelago and/or check out some of the islands, too.
-Vasa museum
-Hang out on the water
-Walk all over the place. Stayed in Gamla Stan and it was awesome. Everything is walkable from there.
-There’s fun shopping. Obviously go to IKEA!
JMO 5 days went by pretty fast there, so with a trip to Helsinki and some of the surrounding areas you would have an awesome, relaxed trip!
That is encouraging to hear. A relaxed trip is part of the point for us. We can usually stay longer in a single place than most people, since we don't like to rush through. We may just use Stockholm as a base to stay the entire time and just take day trips, though am also thinking of splitting the time between there and Gothenburg, which is 5 hours away by train. The Gamla Stan looks very nice. I am trying to research which islands to visit in the archipelago, in case you have suggestions? Thanks!