Museum

A Day Off in Stockholm

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February 23rd 2016
After days of rigorous training, sore legs and hard work, this little granny was pretty excited about the prospect of a day off in Stockholm. Our first stop was the Vasa maritime museum, which is dedicated entirely to the recovery of a ship that sunk in Stockholm Harbour within a few hundred metres of its launch in 1623 and was recovered from the muddy bottoms in 1961. Remarkably, the ship has ... read more

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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