I had an amazing summer in Sweden. This is partly due to the company of various friends while traveling around Sweden, and also because of the immaculate sunny (but not too hot) weather! In the US I was told I wasn’t allowed to take three weeks off from work in a row, despite having saved up that much time. In Sweden, I was told that I had to take a minimum of three weeks vacation in a row (most people take four to five weeks).
And EVERYONE is on vacation in July in Sweden. AKA–great time to take the commuter train to Stockholm.
The shortest, but most exciting day of my three week vacation came when I went to Gröna Lund, Stockholm’s amusement park. Having lived in Indiana, just mere hours away from King’s Island and Cedar Point (both are consistently on top 10 lists for amusement parks and best roller coasters in the world), Gröna Lund had little to offer in terms of amazing rides. In fact, Stockholm doesn’t even have the best rides in Sweden, Gothenburg (Göteborg) does, called Liseberg Amusement Park. To my chagrin, I was indeed terrified a time or two on various rides.
Insane: a rollercoaster that will knock your socks off. Short, but intense.
Eclipse was the only ride I didn’t get to go on, as it was shut down that afternoon. If you crave living on the edge, check out Fritt Fall Tilt, which raises you 80 meters into the air, before dropping you back to Earth, only you’re tilted, so you can dramatically see your face implanting into the ground.
Kvasten is a roller coaster for the whole family where your legs are dangling. It’s a fun roller coaster that makes you feel secure.
Twister is their wooden roller coaster, that’s mildly intense, but can’t compare to the Beast in Ohio.
Jetline though was the most intense roller coaster at Gröna Lund, especially because of all the turns and an extra drop-off that you don’t see coming.
And of course you have a nice fun house for the kids.
The exciting thing about Gröna Lund is that it overlooks the sea, so you have amazing views of the water and the city, before you plummet. To see all of the different rides at Gröna Lund, click here.
People like to spend extra money at the theme park though. Although food is almost a necessity (the nacho cheese stand has no problem with Mexican stereotypes), many people fork over hundreds of kronor trying to win an enlarged candybar, especially via playing roulette.
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