7/20/12 day 86: Stockholm, Sweden

72 degrees and mostly sunny today. Perfect day. My friend Isabelle picked me up from the ship at 1030 this morning. I've been wanting to check out the Vasa Museum for some time. The Vasa was a war ship that set sail in 1628 and got about one mile from the harbor and sunk in the bay, fully loaded. There it rest in the silt and mud for over 300 years until excavation began. Now housed in a beautiful building and fully restored with over 95% original material, the Vasa and it's story are on display. It's stunning. The exhibits were really interactive with great multimedia displays. We spent about an hour and a half there and then Isabelle packed a delicious Picnic and we sat in the sun and had melon and prosciutto, bread and French cheese and a homemade blueberry pie. It was great. Thank you Isabelle!

Headed back to the ship for sail away and passenger emergency drill and another night of your favorite acoustic music in the club. The countdown begins. Home in seven days.