good thing the jetlag didn't get me...

or did it?


so who thinks it's safe to take a quick catnap on the terminal seats 4 hours before her flight to stockholm takes off? this girl.





and who wakes up 4 hours later on that same bench as her flight is taking off? this girl :(





lesson #82 that micaela has learned from screwing up, figure out europhone alarm clock!





i could not believe my stupidity. could. not. believe it. who knew i'd be a blubbering mess in an airport terminal two times in one month (screw you detroit!)





in the end i made it safely to stockholm, after realizing i never budgeted airport transport into my budget. ryanair is a crazy cheap airline, however, they fly to airports just outside of the cities i'm going to, therefore i have to buy train/bus tickets into the city costing me about and extra $40/trip.





but it was well worth it. high fives to bruski for hooking me up with a BEAUTIFUL shwanky hotel in stockholm. it was so amazing to take a shower after being in the same tshirt and sweatpants for 48 hours. then wandering the streets of stockholm as the sun was setting (around 11pm haha) was the perfect way to wind down after a hectic couple of travel days. the next day i decided to check out Gamla Stan which is "old town" stockholm. Gamla Stan was absolutely everything you'd imagine a european city to be. narrow cobblestone roads, breathtaking architecture and espresso shops on every corner. the beautiful thing i'm finding about europe is that, yes, it's expensive to be here, however you don't need to spend money to enjoy the city! walking down the street is like a museaum/art gallery of it's own.




ok so i didn't take that picture, but i can't upload any photos yet therefore you can experience stockholm via google images for now :)

That is an arial shot of Gamla Stan. in't it cute?

i then went to the royal palace and paid a student admission (booya sweden) to walk around inside the royal apartments and the royal chapel. it absolutely blows my mind the intricacy and ornateness of these buildings. the time and artistic talent that goes into creating such masterpieces just blows my mind. the cielings were all painted extravagently, the metalwork, the stonework, the woodwork was all so unbelievable! it's such a lost art. these days it's all about efficiancy when it comes to building or creating, but in those days it was about beauty and passion! you can just feel it.

anywho, i'm off to hamburg tomorrow (well technically luebeck which most likely means a $40 train ticket to hamburg) and i get to see my lovely locke and jason! hopefully i can upload some pictures when i get to locke's apartment.

booty bumps and wet willies,
micaela