duty free alcohol on the ferry between Helsinki and Stockholm + dance floor and music= solution to above problem
Cheap booze was a nice perk. It was a crazy night of dancing, booty shaking and pop music. Though, it didn't start out that way. In the beginning it was Eurovision on every screen, everyone transfixed on the over the top performances. For those that may not know, it is the European version of American Idol. Azerbaijan walked away with the title, but we didn't watch until the end, because we discovered where the dance party was, and the group had gotten sufficiently sloshed to be more interested in this. It was really fun, adult behavior was suspended for a few hours while we continued to drink, danced like idiots and sweat our balls off. The wake up call to get off the boat in the morning was rough, but our hangovers were short lived, thankfully. It was raining when we got into Stockholm, and it was really cold, like barely 60F.
That said, the first night in Stockholm was really great. We met up with a friend of Andrew's who is from Sweden, and went to a little coffee shop famous for its cinnamon rolls. The subway system here is really comprehensive and easy to get to nearly any part of the city. Really clean and QUIET. To watch the IHF final between Finland and Sweden, we went to an Irish bar called Dubliner, where the crowd watching the game was mostly Finns. They were chanting "Suomi" which means Finland in Finnish. How you get Finland from Suomi is beyond me. Then again Deutschland and Germany is pretty different too. Finland won 6 to 1. Sorry Sweden, but I won't hold it against you.
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