27 August 2018
Today, I did a rooftop tour! And this is thanks to Kompis Sverige again. Earlier, I had joined their activities for theatre plays and concerts. They have super awesome activities and I check their website pretty often.
There were 8 of us and we gathered at Gamla Stan to meet up with 2 guides from Takvandring. These ladies are really knowledgeable about Stockholm. We stood at the rooftop and the lady with the blond hair explained to us about the history of Stockholm.
Our rooftop tour was at the top of Gamla Riksdag Huset which means The Old Parliament House. The rooftop was located on the 7th floor. There were harnesses and helmets provided, as well as a plastic pouch to hang around your neck to store your mobile phone in case you don't have a neck holder for your phone.
Up we go! It was not scary in the beginning but when we had to walk without the rails to hold on, it got really scary for me. I walked slowly as I tried to appreciate the view around me. It drizzled a bit and they provided us raincoats. It was a one-hour tour and we stopped at various spots for the guide to explain to us on our surroundings. Unfortunately, I do not remember much of the historical stories now but if one is really fluent in Swedish, you can probably remember them.
The tracks on the roof were built by Takvandring themselves. They had a difficult time initially looking for the right building to build the tracks.
There we were! The finger points to the spot on where we were just 5 minutes ago. Somehow, being on the rooftop reminded me of Mary Poppins!
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