We woke up on the ferry to a recorded snoring noise and an announcement that breakfast was now available (and that the duty free shop was back open). So, we got up and went upstairs to the deck to see Sweden.
After awhile, the boat docked, and we eventually managed to get off (there were long lines through the terminal). After some debate about how to get to the hotel (taxi vs. bus), we wound up walking for awhile because we couldn’t figure out how to pay for the bus (or where to catch it) at the ferry terminal. We eventually walked past a 7-11 where we bought a strip of bus tickets (which you stick into a machine which stamps up to a certain point, similar to Amsterdam) and then found a bus to the hotel.
Our room wasn’t ready yet, so we left our bags with the front desk and wandered around to find lunch. We went to a pizza and pasta place, where I had a really good (and large) ham and mushroom pizza (although I had ordered ham and pineapple). We went back to the hotel, where our rooms were ready, so we were able to have a shower.
We then went back out and walked along a nice pedestrian street, which led us to Sergel Torg, which is a really nice, big square.
From there we walked to a nice park with a big pond, and some gardens.
After sitting around in the park for a bit, we walked to the Stockholm waterfront and around some government-looking buildings, and then over to Gamla Stan (old town).
We wandered around in old town for awhile, and eventually it started pouring (this was starting to become a theme). We got a bit wet until we were able to find a coffee shop to hide out in. We had some tea while waiting for the rain to stop, then went back out and found the narrowest street in Stockholm.
We then walked back to the downtown area, and decided to go to an irish pub for dinner because it was cheap-ish, well rated on tripadvisor, and most importantly, close by. I had chicken, which wasn’t very memorable. After dinner we walked back to the hotel and went to bed.