Blogs from Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden, Europe - page 10

My first day in Stockholm - Venice of the North - was also my first day in Scandinavia and the furthest north I'd ever traveled. I'd been so excited about my first visit to this city, where I have distant and unknown relations, a place I've wanted to visit for years. Once I finally arrived, I was pleasantly surprised by the familiarity of the foreign, as well as the greenness and vibrancy of the flat landscape. Everywhere I looked was brilliant green, or watery blue, or grey clouds or stone. Not unexpected was the orderliness and efficiency of the city and the kindness of its people, the beauty of old city, and the embrace of the natural and the well-designed. After dropping our luggage at the Old Town Lodge, where we were offered an early breakfast, ... read more

Hi Everyone! This past weekend was Stockholm, Sweden. It's a great city - very clean with lots of things to do. It felt like we didn't even get half of what's available in city, so I wouldn't mind visiting there again. The highlight of the trip was the Vasa Museum, where they raised up a sunken medieval ship and stuck it in a museum. Many pictures as always. Cheers, Joel... read more

Our first official day in Stockholm was a beauty... This is like the second last blog I can say the words 'our' and 'we' as Shawn left this morning to go onto Lund. Anyways, it was an eventful first day in this large and crowded, but beautiful city. We ventured out of the hostel towards Gamla Stan (Old Town) where my friend and ex-kegger had suggested we go the day before. Wandering through the enchanted, cobblestone streets, we crossed many souvenir shops, each boasting there trinkets, and many cafés and restaurants boasting their menus. It was really really pretty and you get a very secluded feeling; hard to believe as the hustle and bustle of the city centre is just meters away. We wander over a bridge to another island and Shawn stops to get his ... read more

Geo: 59.3038, 18.1085Today was an easier day. We took the bus to Sodermalm which is the adjacent island and visited the Stockholm City Museum. There were several very good displays about life in Stockholm over the years . It also pointed out that it is a city with many charms but has also wrestled with many of the problems which large cities have dealt with over the years. There was also an excellent display of how the architecture has changed over the years. The emigration exhibit focused primarily on Swedes who went to the US although many went to the Canadian Prairies as well. There are several towns in the US called Stockholm. One display was The Millenium - a behind the scenes look at the actors in the film. Stieg Larsson is the author of ... read more

Geo: 59.3037, 18.1084The Stockholm Card provides free transit on the city system so we used the buses, subways and trams to get to our destination. All in all it worked quite smoothly.Our first stop was Skansen where 5 centuries of Swedish history can be viewed. There are over 150 buildings on 75 acres and represents all cultures from the north to the south. Thankfully the weather has cooperated today although it is still quite warm. It seems a bit cooler this evening.Upon leaving the Skansen museum we walked past the ABBA Museum. This was not included in our Stockholm Pass so we declined entering. Interestingly, according to what we have heard, the ABBA group is the third largest grossing artistic talent following the Beatles and Elvis.As we walked along the waterfront we passed by a boat ... read more