Stockholm, Sweden a bicycle friendly city

Stockholm, Sweden is such a delight full city! The people there are very kind and many speak English. I stayed at the Elite Palace Hotel which was a bit out-of-the-way, but quite a nice destination. 

There was a metro station within a few blocks and a bicycle rental station down the street. I frequented the metro station and also rented a bicycle and used it frequently. 

Bicycling is a great way to get a feel for a city. I like to ride bikes in cities that are bike friendly. Stockholm is such a city. Their bicycle rental system is pretty simplistic and very handy to use. It costs about $16 US to rent a bicycle for three days, and there are many bike racks to lock your bike again in the city bikes system in Stockholm. The system requires you to return the bicycle and lock it up at a bicycle station within three hours of using it. Once you lock the bicycle in the station you can either leave it there or get another one and use it again for three hours. 

This can go on and on all day. The one problem is you can't really lock the bicycles up without the station being there. I brought a light locking system so stopping to get groceries or bakery items isn't so risky. My cheap locking system worked great, so I never had any trouble with anyone riding off with my bicycle. It worked out marvelous for me and I enjoyed riding in the cool Stockholm air as well as on all the plentiful and wonderfully maintained bike trails that are built within the city system. 

There are many trails that run along busy streets, picturesque waterways and through parks that are just absolutely delightful to ride on.