Our flight to Stockholm Skavsta Airport on Ryan Air was a bit complicated. We had a scheduled departure from Bergamo (BGY) airport at 20:50. Unlike other airlines, Ryan Air charges extra for printing airline tickets and additional bags. Each bag is weighed, and additional costs are added for anything over 15 kg. Inna and I spent some time packing and repacking to get our weight close to 15kg (to avoid overweight penalties).
Typically, Ryan Air requires tickets to be printed by the traveler or shown on their phone (using the Ryan Air phone app). However, non-EU travelers must have printed tickets, and the Ryan Air app cannot be used.
Since we arrived in Bergamo early, we could get our Ryan Air tickets printed for free, but Ryan Air would not accept our 2 bags. Ryan Air requires you to check in two hours before departure and not any earlier.
We had the best lunch ever at Bergamo Airport's Vicook Restaurant. Since we had nothing better to do in Bergamo, we decided to enjoy our last day in Italy here. Although the service was slow and inattentive, the food was fabulous.
Alex ordered a Caesar Salad. He said that he was ravenous and could eat it all himself. He was a bit surprised by the enormous portion.
For a shared appetizer, we ordered the "Galiziana,"" which had bits of octopus with potatoes, tomatoes, olives, and mignon beans. It was really delicious!
Typically, Ryan Air requires tickets to be printed by the traveler or shown on their phone (using the Ryan Air phone app). However, non-EU travelers must have printed tickets, and the Ryan Air app cannot be used.
Since we arrived in Bergamo early, we could get our Ryan Air tickets printed for free, but Ryan Air would not accept our 2 bags. Ryan Air requires you to check in two hours before departure and not any earlier.
We had the best lunch ever at Bergamo Airport's Vicook Restaurant. Since we had nothing better to do in Bergamo, we decided to enjoy our last day in Italy here. Although the service was slow and inattentive, the food was fabulous.
Alex ordered a Caesar Salad. He said that he was ravenous and could eat it all himself. He was a bit surprised by the enormous portion.
For a shared appetizer, we ordered the "Galiziana,"" which had bits of octopus with potatoes, tomatoes, olives, and mignon beans. It was really delicious!
I had the "Tagliatelle Al Ragu" - fresh homemade pasta with Bolognese sauce. It was very well prepared.
Alex had the "Pizza Nuvola," " an interesting soft dough pizza with Buffalo mozzarella cream and basil.
The desserts were fabulous as well. We tried the "Meringata ai Frutti di Bosco" meringue with wild berries and Chantilly cream, and it was just grand.
When we came back 90 minutes before departure, Ryan Air had a huge check-in line, but I was able to drop off bags.
Our flight to Stockholm's Skavsta airport aboard Ryan Air Boeing 737-800 proceeded on schedule, and we landed in Stockholm at 23:15. We collected our bags and checked into our Connect hotel (300 feet away). Sweden was much, much colder than Bergamo, Italy. The air outside was 6 degrees Celsius or 45 degrees Fahrenheit (really cold).
When we came back 90 minutes before departure, Ryan Air had a huge check-in line, but I was able to drop off bags.
Our flight to Stockholm's Skavsta airport aboard Ryan Air Boeing 737-800 proceeded on schedule, and we landed in Stockholm at 23:15. We collected our bags and checked into our Connect hotel (300 feet away). Sweden was much, much colder than Bergamo, Italy. The air outside was 6 degrees Celsius or 45 degrees Fahrenheit (really cold).
Connect is a fine-looking Swedish hotel, but our room was rather cramped (though clean and very modern), and Alex's bed had to be rolled out from underneath our bed (a bit inconvenient to do at midnight).
Monday, April 13, 2015
We had to get up early at 6:00am to take the bus from Skavsta Airport to Stockholm (a 90-minute drive) before changing buses for the Arlanda Airport (a 60-minute drive). Since the buses from Skvasta to Stockholm are infrequent (the first one being at 7:40am, we had to eat breakfast and leave our hotel by 7:30am).
Our breakfast at Connect Hotel went well, and we had a light Swedish breakfast (dark rye bread, yogurt) in a modern-looking breakfast room. Everything was very high-tech, with automated cappuccino makers and juicers. Both Inna and I liked Sweden's contemporary, modern decor (home of Ikea).
We had to wait a bit for the bus to Stockholm, as it arrived a bit later than 7:40am. The journey to Stockholm downtown took longer than expected. We were told it would take 80 minutes, but almost 120 minutes. Once there, we boarded the next bus to Stockholm's Arlanda airport, which took us 45 minutes.
Check-in at Norwegian Airlines went relatively smoothly, and we went upstairs to get lunch at the Food Market - a cafeteria-style restaurant. Alex ordered a Milanese Pizza. The food was excellent, and we enjoyed our lunch there a lot. I wish U.S. airports had restaurants of this quality.
Inna ordered a "Raksmorgas" Open-faced Shrimp sandwich.
I ordered a "Pasta Pesto" with chicken; it was freshly prepared and tasted great.
For dessert, we tried some local cakes. They were delicious!
Inna ordered a "Raksmorgas" Open-faced Shrimp sandwich.
I ordered a "Pasta Pesto" with chicken; it was freshly prepared and tasted great.
For dessert, we tried some local cakes. They were delicious!
Our flight from Stockholm, Sweden, to Oakland, California, was scheduled for 13:45 but was delayed 15 minutes. It was nice to fly back again on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Norwegian Airlines is all a la carte (like Ryan Air), and all food (including water) or blankets must be pre-purchased before the flight or ordered in the snack bar. We purchased some salads from the Food Market and ate those on the flight. Norwegian should offer at least complimentary water on the 10-hour trans-Atlantic flight.
Once again, I had the opportunity to watch a few films, including Wild, Interstellar, and The Internship.
The first movie I watched was "Wild" by Cheryl Strayed. I read the book already, but I liked the movie too. Cheryl's book covered much more detail (which was cut from the movie). Reese Witherspoon played Cheryl's character well and made the PCT hike believable.
The second movie I watched was "Interstellar". While I liked the movie, it was a bit unrealistic regarding black holes and a lot of science (as are most SciFi movies).
When I started to watch "Gone Girl,"" Inna suggested that I first read the book, so I decided to stop watching the movie.
I liked the movie The Internship, which is about two middle-aged guys who get an internship at Google.
Our plane touched down in Oakland, California, at about 3:30pm. We disembarked from the plane and waited another hour at U.S. customs. Why does it take one hour for the U.S., and what takes Sweden 5 minutes?
We were exhausted and sleep-deprived and glad to have Grandpa pick us up.
Once again, I had the opportunity to watch a few films, including Wild, Interstellar, and The Internship.
The first movie I watched was "Wild" by Cheryl Strayed. I read the book already, but I liked the movie too. Cheryl's book covered much more detail (which was cut from the movie). Reese Witherspoon played Cheryl's character well and made the PCT hike believable.
The second movie I watched was "Interstellar". While I liked the movie, it was a bit unrealistic regarding black holes and a lot of science (as are most SciFi movies).
When I started to watch "Gone Girl,"" Inna suggested that I first read the book, so I decided to stop watching the movie.
I liked the movie The Internship, which is about two middle-aged guys who get an internship at Google.
Our plane touched down in Oakland, California, at about 3:30pm. We disembarked from the plane and waited another hour at U.S. customs. Why does it take one hour for the U.S., and what takes Sweden 5 minutes?
We were exhausted and sleep-deprived and glad to have Grandpa pick us up.
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