We have three days in Stockholm before the start of our cruise and we have been blessed with sunny skies and temperatures ranging between 25 & 28C. The only link we have to Stockholm is through reading Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy. But this does not come close to actually experiencing this amazing city of just over 2 million people in person. Stockholm has been accurately described as one third water, one third parks and one third city. Its built on an archipelago of 14 islands connected by 54 bridges and some have called it the Venice of the north.
We arrived at our hotel and checked in around 3:30pm, unpacked and headed out to start exploring this historic city.
St. Jacobs Church, completed in 1643 now sits alongside Kungstradgarden, a very popular park
We arrived at our hotel and checked in around 3:30pm, unpacked and headed out to start exploring this historic city.
Crossing a bridge onto Djurgarden Island looking back at the Baltic Sea and the mainland
The impressive Nordic Museum was completed in 1907 and is dedicated to preserving the Culture History of Sweden
Beautiful display of tulips just outside of the Nordic Museum
A look back at the Nordic Museum from the mainland as we walk along the seawall towards Gamla Stan (Old Town)
Entering the narrow, cobbled streets of Gamla Stan (Old Town) with a view of the tower of the Church of St. Nicholas completed in 1279 and the oldest building still in use in Stockholm
Heading back to our hotel for dinner we walked along the main thoroughfare overlooking the waterfront and viewed these wonderful looking luxury hotels that were built in the early 1900's
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