The Opera House

Stockholm day one

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May 23rd 2010
23 May 2010 The weather took a dramatic turn for the worst overnight and we awoke to wet and cold conditions. We eventually dragged ourselves away from the van and caught the train into central Stockholm where we spent the day dodging the showers and finding as much as we could to do indoors. Rather like Copenhagen, much of historic central Stockholm is built on a series of islands. Unlike C ... read more

Europe » Sweden

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A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war in almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both World Wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system interlarded with substant... ... read more