Day 5: Impressions of Stockholm

Since we entered Sweden we had been told that the people in Stockholm are "stuck up", "pretentious", "snobby", "a bunch of actors", and in general far too aware of their own coolness. So we were prepared to feel unworthy of being in their presence.

However, while Stockholm is a painfully cool city, with amazing, quirky houses, streets, shops and so on, the people were not at all like the ones we had been warned about. Perhaps they are pretentious by Swedish standards... but we found the people in Stockholm to be just as sweet, friendly, and open-hearted as everywhere else in Sweden.

In fact, if it's possible, we found them to be even happier and more open to talking to us than in other places in (the south of) Sweden. Almost everyone we stopped on the street and asked to interview said "sure" with a big smile and gave genuine, thoughtful answers to our questions.

All in all, it was a pleasant surprise and a wonderful end to our trip. We're both looking forward to going back to Stockholm in the future!