stockholm really is the venice of the north

we took a lovely walk tonight through the city and to see the city view on the coast of stockholm. We're staying in the sodermalms area, which roughly translates to south of the ore from the old ages. Lucky for us there was a clear sky and hot air balloons to create the perfect scene. Stephan has big plans for us tomorrow -- headed to the zoo at Sleonsen where supposedly there are moose, lynx, and areas to just "chill" -- those are his words. He dictated a map for us that starts with "the ranch" (his home), continues by "good shopping" and "a great photo op" and ends at the boat stop to get to the zoo. He knows us well. Sounds like a great Friday. We're going to rent bikes too to use for the rest of our visit. They have stations for them around the city like zipcar in DC. Now its time to try to get some rest and adjust to the time zone.... zzzzzz....