Univerzita Karlova V Praze: Švédsko

This weekend marked the first "independent" trip that I took during my time abroad. First off, I cannot believe that I've already been here a month....
Second, this weekend was absolutely incredible as I headed to Stockholm, Sweden with 6 of my friends. We arrived in Stockholm around 3 pm on Friday. After checking in at our hostel we wandered the city for a bit and then headed out for dinner. In our attempts to find the "local hang out," we ended up at a small karaoke bar surrounded by Swedish people singing American songs...very off-key. Either way, it was a wonderful night and we met some cool people along the way. Saturday we decided to get up extra early since it was our only real day in Stockholm. After grabbing a quick bite to eat, we decided that the best way to truly discover a city was to get really really lost. And we succeeded without much trouble. Along the way we ventured to the local aquarium (complete with a room that rains and thunders!), as well as the Nobel Museum. The latter had a lot of interesting articles on past Nobel Winners, but was not worth the 50 Swedish crowns we paid for entrance (7-ish dollars). I did, however, play a game while there called "peace doves." The game was centered around how much you know about the Non-Proliferation Treaty of 1970. I happily restored peace in the big 5 countries, but failed to disarm Israel and Pakistan.. Oh well. I guess I just need to study up on nuclear warfare.
Saturday night we succeeded in our one true goal...eating a traditional Swedish meal. One giant meatball later we were fully satisfied with our weekend and agreed that it was by far the best first trip we could have asked for. (And it didn't matter that we had to get up at 3 am Sunday morning to catch our flight.. ;) )