This evening I went with some other students to Vasamuseet, a museum in Stockholm built around a 17th century ship that was pulled up from the Baltic around 50 years ago. It's a really huge ship that saw very little action. It rolled over and sunk on its maiden voyage due to being top-heavy. Thanks to the low salinity of the Baltic, the ship was very well preserved. Apparently timbers in ships are typically eaten by this type of worm that only lives in saltier waters. If you're ever in Stockholm, it's a pretty rad museum to check out. Here are some photos I took inside the museum:
I made some new friends from China, France, Venezuela, and Peru. New friends make me happy. After the museum, some of us proceeded to walk around Djurgården and elsewhere in Stockholm snapping photos and chatting, then got some dinner. At McDonald's. The last time I ate at McDonald's was in Hiroshima last year, and I can't remember when I did before that. I guess I only eat McDonald's when I'm outside of the US. I got a quarter pounder with cheese, which is sadly not called a royale with cheese in Sweden. It was disturbing that it actually was kind of enjoyable to eat.
This is my favorite photo I took tonight:
