Stockholm Syndrome

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August 23rd 2010

Published: August 31st 2010

No... not Stockholm Syndrome in the hostage psychology context, nor with reference to the Daily Show segments (which I recommend you watch - Stockholm Syndrome ). I mean the title simply in that Stockholm infects you with its beauty. I have spent one week of my time in Sweden in Stockholm and I can confidently say that its the most beautiful foreign city I have ever been to (at least when the w... Read Full Entry

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Stockholm's Fanciest Hotel - The Grand Hotel

Locke's at Gota Canal

Gota Canal... 3rd stop on way to Stockholm

The Gota Canal connects Stockholm on the east coast with Goteborg on the west coast, Sweden's largest and second largest cities respectively

Ostermalm on a Wednesday night

City life!

First glimpse of the Baltic at Nykoping

Fourth stop on our way to Stockholm

Stockholm from the water

Boras

First stop on our way to Stockholm

I try to navigate us under the bridge

My first time seeing an Alg (moose)

At Skansen in Stockholm

Vasa Museum

Museum for the sunken 400 year old Swedish battleship - Vasa

Gun window

The entire ship is extravagant with carved detail like the lion's head above this window.

View over Lake Vattern

Old school diving gear...

This was what was used in the first efforts at salvaging the ships canons. A diver would simply stand on this platform and have a small bubble of air to breathe. I'm not quite sure how he could see anything though.

Model of the Vasa ship

Deck of the Vasa

Petter, Made & I went to a medieval themed pub. Here we drank Mjod, the vikings' drink of choice - a beer like beverage made with ginger and honey. Mmm... delicious.

The Grand Hotel

This is Stockholm's fanciest hotel... where the celebrities and wealthiest visitors stay.

Outside the royal castle sits this statue in dedication to the Swedish King Gustav Adolf the third (there were many King Gustav Adolf's!)

Baby moose at Skansen

6th September 2010

Lindalou Kelly
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A Fairytale Place
Wow Wow Wow!!!! what a joy to get your travel pics. I know I could be a princess there!! Love Linda and Bob

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