When planning this trip, my dad wanted to go to Helsinki, Finland, and I wanted to go to Copenhagen and Stockholm. Mom thought, "Why not do all three?" So we did, and I'm so glad we did it! Stockholm and Helsinki were so clean and pretty. Copenhagen was more of a city than the other places we went, but it was beautiful, none the less. When we got to Stockholm, the first thing on our agenda was to walk through the old town and look at the cobblestone streets, palace, and unique houses. My favorite places in Stockholm were the ABBA Museum and the Ice Bar. The ABBA Museum was AWESOME. They had ABBA songs playing throughout the museum and displayed some of the crazy costumes the group wore while preforming! We got to sing and dance there, too! At the Ice Bar, everything was made of ice - even the glasses! They threw a big blanket-type coat on us, and I'm so glad they did because it was cold even with it on! My favorite part was the ice throne. There was an animal skin to sit on to really get the Scandinavian effect. The temperatures are so low that customers last only about thirty minutes inside. We also went to the Vasa Museum, which shows and tells the story of a huge ship from the 17th century that sunk only ten minutes after setting sail. I learned that it was too high and too narrow to turn correctly and not tip over. I loved seeing this model of what everybody would have been doing on ships of that time. Lots of work going on! When we got to Helsinki, we walked to the Market Square, which had an indoor market as well as an outdoor one. There were shops selling salmon everywhere, so salmon was on the must-eat list. It was so good because garlic sauce on top made it even better than it would have been otherwise! Strolling to the main square was next on the agenda for the evening. The trolleys were charming driving down the streets. Rick Steves said to go to Estonia for a day if you're in Helsinki, so of course that's exactly what we did! We ferried over to Tallinn and enjoyed a walk through its Old Town. When we saw the Segway shop, we couldn't resist renting one for a couple of hours. It was fun to go up and down the little side streets, making our exploration really easy. We then went to Copenhagen. Copenhagen has been on my list of places to go ever since I first got Pinterest! It did not disappoint. We happened to be there while a jazz festival was going on, and that's one of my favorite styles of music, so we heard jazz throughout the city! We ate supper one night outside at a jazz concert, which I absolutely loved! The colorful buildings reminded my mom of Rainbow Row in Charleston, SC, another place to add to my travel list! There is this local food truck place that two people recommended, and they had tacos, and me being me, I got yummy Mexican food! It was a great stop to get out of the rain, take in a different atmosphere, and relax for a bit. Dad got fish and chips, so I got some of the local specialty, too. Known as "gold of the North," amber is plentiful in Northern Europe. We found one of the oldest stores in Copenhagen that had a museum on the top two floors displaying the discovery of different types of amber found in the region. They even had a display of insects trapped inside the amber. This trip has been one of my favorites so far. The weather, the food, and the pretty and interesting sites made this area of the world very special for me. I'm so thankful.
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