As the the morning rain came early and left before breakfast, I decided to cycle to Stockholm rather than take the train. I had read that the bike route was a up and down and all around route ( roughly 90 ks verses the signposted 56 k by car) and that turned out to be true even though I never got about 90 metres above sealevel.
However it did have it’s moments of pleasure, a number of ancient Rune stones just sitting beside the road as well as Lupine fields along the way.
But as I got closer to Stockholm the traffic started to build up and I took the suburban train for the last bit before navigating my way to the Youth Hostel where one more surprise awaited me. NO where to store/park my bike except the street. Once again S&S couplings proved their worth as I broke the bike into two and stuffed it into 2 large plastic bags and was allowed to put it in my room.
Welcome to the city!