The paper deals with the diary of 18th years old Charlotte Garneij from  the summer of 1801, when she visited Stockholm - probably for the first time in her life on her own. She belonged to the bourgeoisie of the provincial town of Kristinehamn and was well off. The diary gives insights in every day life for a young girl of the time as well as of Stockholm, the capitol of Sweden. The diary as a genre is always in focus in the paper.