Stockholm Curiosities

Today I decided to talk a little bit of Stockholm , but historically, I will in the form of personal opinion and what most caught my attention from my stay there.

The truth is that nose where to start, because the lifestyle is totally different to Spain, infinitely better of course, since one of the things that struck me is that although there are people from many cultures (I see Spanish, English, French, Swedish [logically], Germans, Pakistanis, Hindus, Indians, etc) because everyone goes there to your roll, but without bothering anyone, and everyone was very respectful and very friendly If you asked someone, do not put any problem in help, and as I said is that, unlike Spain, where people go to his ball, and few people will talk on the street or in transport, at least Swedes, speaking foreigners do more, but the Swedes, there are few who are not listening to music, nothing more. I also was curious, when I say listen to music, not like in Spain, which will usually take no more headphones, there was many people headphone real monsters giants that will cover your whole ear, almost more than auricularres normal.

But never mind that, because if something caught my attention too is the way people dress, as there were plenty of clothes, from the most posh and demure to the most eccentric, see cowboys, heavys, Hawaiian, etc. , but no matter, the people there do not look bad though view so "rare" in Spain at every step would hear whispers in your path, :-).

Undoubtedly, an important aspect in the communication of Stockholm are excellent network of transportation (train, metro, bus, boat, tram) to move, and frankly I thought was excellent, since then we became "experts" and metro users commuter train to go almost anywhere, as the accommodation we had 20 minutes by train from Stockholm, but is rather "easy" to understand its operation, bearing in mind that we return to Barcelona, and that meter if it was chaos!.

Following the transmission system, said that a key aspect of its operation to be effective, you can purchase various bonuses transport (we took one of 6 days but recall, but you also have 16 tickets, monthly, etc) can be used in any form of public transport which is quite comfortable.

I found also significant is the "education" are public, and is that for example on any train or subway people always came first, and then rose, something that Barcelona did not see, it looked like the jungle, just as there you can upload your pet in any means of transport and cycling, and many people go there by bicycle, yes, as Leis, if you have a dog, you can upload without any problem, both bus, metro, etc, amazing, is not it, in Spain, it seems feasible that!. It is also true that in Stockholm did not seem that many people have dogs, I saw very few.

It is also amazing how confident they are the Swedes, most at least Txus and Iron student card had expired, I had, but everywhere saying that we had believed it, or teach a little one was sufficient for all , and the last day, as we had no transportation card, we took a pack of 16, and is almost not spend, for they were going to bite us and we travel directly opened the security fence and we spent , then luckily there were no referees, because they see how they say they have not wanted to bite us, hehe. Or buses alike, so you picasen enseñabas and did not care, do not travel biting, just as there comes the expression "Becoming the Swedish" because they spend all, so of course.

Another aspect that caught my attention in food establishments, or even shopping centers and bars, is that the bathrooms were paid, was not much, 5 Kr but recall, and if you go several, one can hold the door and Wc make use of another, but that seems impossible in Spain to be charged in pubs Wc use, right?.

Just as I was curious, especially in fast food establishments, is called Refill, which is quite an amount less than buying new drink, make a drink refill, for about 0.5 €, but I recall, in some places even is free, as in the Pizza Hut. And though I had to pay, often drink machines were self service, so in many cases even people did not pay and your refill, or if you had the right to a cafe, then you can take 2 well, emphasizing the again what the Swedes are very confident and spend a little of everything.

And finally finally, since surely leave me many things, but now is what I agreed, commenting that also caught my attention to some aspects of domestic households, as for example many households do not have bathtubs, but simply have a grid on the floor and the shower, or even have something that separates the floor of the shower from the rest, many homes do not have blinds, curtains or fabrics may have, but often do not have shutters, the latches go backwards in Spain , and also all doors open outward normal is it inside, I think, at least in Spain.

Well, I hope that despite the breadth of the post I have found interesting, and thanks if you get here,