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Day 30: Tue 8 Aug: Stockholm

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Cycle: 28 km - Total so far: 1,397 km Weather: fine and sunny with some clouds about, 14 to 22deg Everyone except Greg decided to do the Archipelago Boat Cruise today. He thought the six hours on the boat and two hours on an island was better spent in Stockholm itself. We all left the hotel together, on the bikes, for the ride to the wharf. Stockholm has a massive Harbour with an equally huge boat / ship / ferry system to service the many islands around the city, in Sweden, and beyond. Additionally, 100s of cruise ships call into this port every year.   The bicycle infrastructure in Stockholm is as good or even better than Amsterdam. So, Greg did what he loves to - do ride around, and around. He went onto as many islands as the bike paths would permit and ended up back in the city. This was a bit of a mess with all the road and tram works going on. Like half of Europe Stockholm is being dug up and redone. The one and only museum for the day was on Photography. Greg f...