Last week I went with my family on an amazing cruise through Europe. I had limited email access while I was away, so I am adding all my photos to my blog post vacation. Everyday I am going to dedicate a post detailing each country that we visited. This is my first post, day one of the trip in Stockholm, Sweden.
My family is a traveling bunch. We have been traveling all over the world since I was a very small girl. I love to travel. I probably loved it a bit more when I was younger and I had not a care in the world, but now days I realize that traveling (especially internationally) is not an easy task. I have learned that the first day of most vacations is the worst day. It's tiring and adjusting to the time change is difficult. Not to mention all the settling in you have to do which also takes a lot of time an energy.
The first day we arrived in Sweden I was so so exhausted. Sweden is about 6 hours ahead of us, so you can imagine that when we arrived it was bed time to our body. However, we were forced to stay awake and tour the city without any sleep. I am a very grumpy person when I don't get sleep, so this day was especially challenging for me.
Since we only stayed in Sweden for one day we had to make the most of our time. Of course I was dying of fatigue and all I wanted to do was sleep, but I tried my best to enjoy the sites of Stockholm. We souvenir shopped, walk around like tourists taking pictures and seeing the sites, eventually ending up on the "Hop on Hop off Bus." It was a neat experience but I tapped out after so long. Once my family said they were headed to a museum I was like "BYYYEEE." I went back to the cruise ship to take a long nap.
Sailing away from Sweden was beautiful. We had decks connected to each of our rooms, so loved spending time outside watching the scenery as we sailed. I love the ocean so much. There is something about it that makes me feel peaceful. I guess some people might hate the feeling of being so isolated from the rest of the world, but I love it. I like being disconnected from the world sometimes and not relying on your iPhone or the internet. The ocean is a really peaceful and beautiful place.
