Re: [Travel] Stockholm Trip Report

2008-02-16 Thread Gruss Gott
> Vivec wrote: > do you think there's a reason they're all deserted like that eh? > He he, well that was Hawaii last year. One really neat thing about Stockholm (this time anyway) was the true international nature of the tourists. We took a boat tour with about 50 people and we were the only one

Re: [Travel] Stockholm Trip Report

2008-02-16 Thread Vivec
Sounds like a great trip! I knew Europe was expensive but...gosh! 400US a night. Is that a 5 star Hilton? But ...umm... http://flickr.com/photos/grussgott/159565517/ do you think there's a reason they're all deserted like that eh?

[Travel] Stockholm Trip Report

2008-02-15 Thread Gruss Gott
Just got back from Stockholm and I loved it with the exception of the breathtaking cost of everything. Examples: * 2 large Starbucks coffees (Americanos w/ an extra shot): $16 * 1 tap average beer: $9 * 10 min cab ride: $30 (on Taxi Stockholm; any other one, triple it) * Dinner at an average rest