A good trick to get over jet lag is to be really tired and then fall asleep at a normal sleep hour in your new location. This is obviously not the most scientific method, in fact it is actually not that great of an idea. Seth and I went to sleep last night around midnight and woke up around 10a.m. For most people 10 hours of sleep is quite enough. Seth and I woke up, ate our cereal with yogurt, and embarked on our day on the town in Stockholm. It was around 12 by the time we got out, and it took until 3p.m. for us to be nearly useless. Tiredness had crept in. The conversation became less sharp and the weather got a little colder so we decided to make our way back to Tina's apartment to catch a nap; after all we are on vacation.
We were able to see a most of the south side of Stockholm and it is a cute little city with a river splitting the southern and northern areas. My cousin took us up to Skrapan, which is a bar at the top of a tall building, overlooking the city. The view was pretty spectacular. The buildings in Stockholm tie seemlessly to the trees that dot the landscape. Beyond the city are vast expanses of green fields. There is also the archipelago where thousands of little islands poke up out of the shallow harbor waters, all of them covered in green.
Today was mainly a recovery day. I don't think either Seth or I had the energy required to really get ourselves into much. I know that we would much rather be recovering at my cousin's place than in some hostel where some party boy is blasting techno music while Seth and I try to nap while sharing a twin cot. Thank you Tina.
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