Greetings from international waters! We are currently aboard (yes, aboard) the Hotel Malardrottningen in Stockholm, Sweden. It is close to 1 a.m. here and the sky is only just darkening. Gotta love being this close to the North Pole.
Last time we blogged, we were getting ready to go to the Cinque Terre and Lake Como in Italy. Both sites were absolutely breathtaking...and waistline-increasing. We ate every delicious carb we could get hold of: spaghetti, ravioli, pizza, paninis, bruschetta, gelato, etc. To semi-compensate, we also decided to do the famous 5-6 mile hike starting in the little town we were staying at, Monterosso, and finishing five towns later in Riomaggiore. The sights were amazing!
Definitely got some of the best pictures of the trip from this adventure. The hike was pretty intense at times and left us and knowing that we would be sore the next day. Especially in the gluts region. It was like some serious StairMaster 5000 Italian style action. Very worthwhile nonetheless.
One particular highlight of the trip was meeting the owner of the Hotel Spiaggia, a wonderful man named Andrea who started the hotel himself in the 60s and runs it with his wife today. He gave us all the best insider tips and even treated us to some of his delicious locally-produced wine (we actually got to see his vineyards on our hike). Andrea is like an Italian version of the dad from "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" in that he repeats things very slowly for emphasis and is supremely proud of his native land (but sans a Windex remedy comparison unfortunately). According to Andrea, we got to stay in the same room that the Bush twins occupied 15 years ago. Fun fact, question mark? We definitely derived some amusement from this.
From there, we ventured to Como for the day, where we stayed long enough to tour the gorgeous lake, get as close to a George Clooney owned-property as we'll probably ever be and eat the best pizza of our lives.
Then we flew to Stockholm, which reminds us a lot of Amsterdam with its lovely canals and architecture. We're very excited to explore the land that brings the world the likes of IKEA and ABBA tomorrow. So far, Stockholm wins the prize for nicest people and best transportation system. More on that next time around, loyal blogees. Hej hej! (pronounced hey hey…which means bye bye…but also hello ha ha)
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