Before my first week, in Stockholm, was over, I attempted to take the train. I successfully bought a month-long pass, with the help of an attendant. I misunderstood his instructions for leaving that station. So I rode to the main downtown station before heading back to the station near where I was staying. But that only meant I got to see a bit more of the subway system. I read that about 90 of the 100 stations have unique works of art, inside the stations and on the station walls. So, I downloaded the Stockholm Art Walk app, to learn more about what I was seeing.
When I finally arrived at my destination, I left the train and confidently strode to the exit. The corridors seemed to go on and on and on. But no matter. I was back to my neighborhood and knew exactly where I would be when I rose up to street level. What a surprise when I figured out that I was three blocks north of where I was staying, instead of one block south!
It wasn't until my next visit to the subway that I found this map. I see now that that station was like a super station burrowing THREE levels into the ground! I thought I was on the green or blue level, moving east/west below the street. But I guess I somehow got on that pink path (which is really supposed to be red, because it goes with the red subway line). Anyway, I didn't realize it was a third floor down and led out to a relatively new commuter line north of where I was staying! I was glad to figure out what I had done wrong. I also appreciated this map's design. The 3D drawing and simple color coding of the information made it immediately clear to me where I was and where I had been.
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