Day 1 Stockholm to Kiruna, Sweden

                           I arrived in Stockholm Monday night Feb 14th Valentines Day! It was a long traveling day for me. It begin in Trollhattan and I took a Six and half hour Train, Bus, and back on the Train ride... Parts of the track were being worked on so thats why I had to take a Bus to catch the next Train towards Stockholm. My Cousin Yosef picked me up at Central Station and we went back to his new Flat where he lives with two other flatmates... In Europe they dont call them Appartments its a Flat.
      I woke up today Feb 15th ready to start my Euro Trip!!! Yosef dropped me off at Arlanda Airport and I took an Hour and Forty minute flight from Stockholm to Kiruna! I always heard its a lot colder up in Kiruna but I sure had a Surpirse! coming to me... Kiruna is located North above the Polar Circle in Sweden. I got off the Plane and read the Thermoeter it was -25C(-13F) Challenging days were ahead! I dont mind being in the cold as long as I'm dressed for it... Well this Weather it's pretty hard to be warm and prepared for it... Ive had a big issue with my eye lashes freezing together lol... I took the Bus to the Center of town and I stepped into the Tourism Center...I walked around town and checked out some nice Historic buildings like Kiruna City Hall and Church. Later on that night I met up with my Couchsurfing Host Sara! We had a really good night... We went and got food from the local market. She cooked me a nice special Northern Swedish dish Reindeer meat... It was a great start to my Euro Trip!

Costs- Train ticket Trollhattan-Stockholm 300 Swedish Kronor(US 46)
           Flight ticket Stockholm-Kiruna 1468 Swedish Kronor(US 226)
           Airport Shuttle Bus 50 Swedish Kronor(US 8)

                                                         KIRUNA CHURCH
                        A Wooden Church built in 1912 in the shape of a Sami lavvu.
                       The altar painted by Prince Eugen.
                       Voted Sweden's Most Popular building of all time.

                                                   KIRUNA CITY HALL
               In 1964 Awarded the Prize for the most beautiful buliding in Sweden.

                                          Beautiful Kiruna!

                                          Reindeer Meat with Lingonberry sauce.