Started the day major schleppage which is what must occur when leaving one country for another and particularly when one is going by ferry and cannot bring one's suitcase on board. Our suitcases have been stowed in the bowels of the ferry and will not be seen again until we enter our hotel rooms in Helsinki. Meanwhile, we have very heavy backpacks to lug along with the HEAVY camera case (Ron) and the Illums Bolighus shopping bag filled with treasures (me). I waited until the last minute to procure gifts here because our Stockholm travels never seemed to take us to quite the right spots for the gifts I'd envisioned. I did want to get my sisters something from our countries of origin so could not exactly present Danish or Finnish gifts in their stead.
After breakfast, Ron and I went in search of a particular pair of work pants he'd admired but when we completed our 20 walk to the store, there were no such items. Poor dude. We will look on line to see what can be had when we get home. Then time for the group to board the public bus for the ferry where we had a beautiful boat ride on Lake Malaren to the Drottningholm Slott (castle), home to the royal family.
On the ferry now which is quite luxurious compared to the one we took from Copenhagen to Oslo. After a delicious dinner (including free wine, soft drinks and coffee), we made our way to the observation deck and spent over an hour enjoying the stunning scenery as we leave here. We won't be in the open ocean (Baltic Sea) until we are asleep tonight so we are enjoying every last bit of Sweden. It is sad to leave where so many spoke Swedish to us just assuming we belonged.
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