We started the week with a final day of touring around Stockholm. There are so many beautiful sights to see and museums to visit! 

The changing of the guard outside the Royal Palace.

Just one of the many Royal carriages on display at the Royal Armory.

Later in the day, we visited the Viking museum and the Spirits museum.

An early morning trek across this pedestrian bridge get to the station from our hotel. Most of the streets were lit up with bright lights.
 

Then another train ride.  This time, going south from Stockholm to Copenhagen. It was a smooth ride and much shorter.

Espresso House.  I finally broke down and had coffee and a snack, also known as Fika, at the European version of Starbucks. It was delicious.

Cycling is a way of life in Copenhagen.  There are more bicycles than people in this country! It's cold and snowy and I am prone to accidents, so I stuck with the train system to get around.

Lots of walking around exploring the parks and checking out the many statues! The next day was a short plane ride to Iceland.

Sunset on the approach to Iceland. Gorgeous!

I couldn't resist. The rainbow street was just around the corner from where we were staying.

Our initial plan was to go to the Blue Lagoon for spa day. But, because of the recent volcanic eruption they were closed. Our back up plan was Sky Lagoon. It was close to town and significantly more cost effective. It was still snowing and made for some fun pictures. 

After some time in the thermal pools, a salt scrub, visits to the steam room and sauna, food was next.  A light lunch with wine and coffee. This is the typical lunch (and sometimes dinner) in Iceland. 

After getting some rest, it was time for a little Aurora hunting. Just an hour north of the city to get away from the big light pollution and we were successful!