This trip was done over a year ago. I am now putting some
photos together to stitch a story. Like any of my other European trips, I covered Stockholm by using only public transport and foot!!
It was almost midnight when we (I and Vikas) landed in
Arlanda Airport situated 40km away from the city. The airport was deserted. It
was during these times I preferred crowd. I asked guy at the information guy on
how to reach the hotel I booked. He immediately called up the hotel who
promised to pick us up at the earliest. They were prompt and we were at the
hotel within few minutes.
Stockholm, the capital of Sweden is a place where Nobel
prizes (expect for Peace prize which is awarded in Oslo, Norway) are awarded. Here is the building where the prize ceremony is conducted.
Like any other European city, the historical monuments are
located in “old town”. The old town of Stockholm is located at Gamla Stan
Island.
Stockholm Palace is
the main attraction.
Out of several museums, we decided to visit Vasa museum.
Vasa was a Swedish warship built in 17th century. It sank in its
maiden journey after sailing about a kilometer!! It was later savaged in 1951
and housed in a museum. Do not forget to watch a movie about Vasa ship in the
museum. It gives an idea of the kind of ships present in 17th
century.
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| Vasa ship |
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| Top of Vasa ship |
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| Vasa museum |
Here is the Nordiska museum which we only viewed from
outside.
I like to see towers. In Stockholm, I visited the
observatory. Nice views of Stockholm can be can from the top of the tower.
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| Stockholm tower |
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| Stockhom view |
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| View from the tower |
A street in Gamla stan.
At 6PM, we were shocked to see the shops being closed. It
was common scene in Europe but I expected the capital city to open for little
more time!!
On second day, I took a cruise ride to Stockholm
Archipelago. It consists of 30,000 islands!! Most of them are privately owned!!
But in Sweden public access is allowed in private property. Many people use it
as a vacation place. It was an amazing journey to see tiny islands owned by
individual family.
A Dutch windmill seen from the boat.
Varieties of boats and ships.
Even on summer day, I could feel the cold during boat ride.
The jackets I had were useless and I was shivering for most of the
journey. Took some blankets from the
boat to wade off the cold. It was hard to imagine how the place can be in winter.
Finally, an outside view of Arlanda airport.
If I missed seeing something, it was Ericson Globe. We could not just find the time to visit that place.