Stockholm 2026 - Part 4

Returning Home

 

Sunday - August 23rd 2026

 

Today was already our last day in Stockholm. So after breakfast we checked out, left the luggage behind at the hotel and then we were on our way to the Vasa Museum. The museum houses the over 300 years old ship Vasa that sank during its maiden voyage. Today it's probably the best preserved ship from the 17th century and it was definitely one of the highlights of our trip. After visiting the museum we just strolled around the harbour and got coffee and cinnamon buns for lunch.

 

Breakfast

 

Vasa Museum

 

Vasa Museum

 

Vasa Museum

 

Vasa Museum

 

Vasa Museum

 

Vasa Museum

 

Vasa Museum

 

Vasa Museum

 

Vasa Museum

 

Vasa Museum

 

Vasa Museum

 

Vasa Museum

 

Stockholm

 

Stockholm

 

Stockholm

 

Stockholm

 

Stockholm

 

Stockholm

 

Coffee Break

Since we still had some time to kill until we had to get to the airport, we decided to check out the beautiful metro stations of Stockholm before we enjoyed one last drink at The Bishops Arms pub. Then it was finally time to say goodbye to Stockholm. We picked up our luggage and took the Alander Express to the airport, where we had an early dinner while waiting for departure. Unfortunately our flight was delayed a little bit, but we still caught our connecting flight in Frankfurt. In Salzburg we arrived on time and so my parents were on their way back home after they dropped us off at our appartment.

 

Stockholm

Stockholm Metro

 

Stockholm Metro

 

Stockholm Metro

 

Stockholm Metro

 

Stockholm Metro

 

Stockholm Metro

 

Stockholm Metro

 

Stockholm Metro

 

Early Dinner

 

Stockholm Airport

 

Salzburg Airport

 

Ybbstal Bike Trail - Part 1

Ybbstal Bike Trail

 

Friday, June 19th 2026

 

Friday after work we hit the road and drove to the small village of Ybbs an der Donau. We arrived in the late afternoon and once we found a good parking space our biking tour started. For our first cycling trip in 2026 we chose the Ybbstal Bike Trail in Lower Austria. The Ybbstal Bike Trail is a roughly 100 kilometres long, mostly asphalted cycling route that follows the river Ybbs from Ybbs an der Donau southward to Lunz am See. Luckily we only had about 30 kilometres to cover today, but since Austria was in the middle of a heat wave that was not as easy as expected.

 

Today's Tour

 

Ybbs an der Donau

 

Ybbs an der Donau

 

Ybbs an der Donau

 

The Start of the Bike Trail

 

The Start of the Bike Trail

 

Along the Bike Trail

 

Along the Bike Trail

 

Along the Bike Trail

 

Along the Bike Trail

 

Along the Bike Trail

 

Along the Bike Trail

 

Along the Bike Trail

 

The landscape along our route was rather flat and so we made good progress. After about two hours we made it to Amstetten, where we first had to find our hotel. We stayed at Hotel Exel and once we checked in, we were so happy to shower and then we headed out for dinner. To our surprise the hotel restaurant called Brothers offered some great vegetarian options and so we decided to eat here. We maded the right decisiosn, because the food was delicious and the staff was very friendly and welcoming. Claudia and I shared falafel as a starter and then we both hat the plant based shawarma. Afterwars we just strolled through the small city, got ice cream and stopped at a bar for drinks before calling it a day. 

 

Hotel Exel

 

Our Room

 

Our Room

 

Our Bathroom

 

Restaurant Brothers

 

Dinner

 

Amstetten

 

Amstetten

 

Ice Cream

 

Amstetten

 

Amstetten

 

Drinks