Two weekends ago, now, we went up to Stockholm. Check out the following pictures...
Our hotel was 2,5 mi outside of Stockholm in the suburb of Bromma (cheaper). We were also walking distance from the Royal Residence, so we decided, when we arrived, to walk over. This was part of the walk -- a nice view over a bridge.
The front of the Royal Residence.
The Residence was closed for the day, but the grounds were open for wandering -- that we did. Note the greenery is not cut entirely evenly.
The next day, we visited Gamla Stan, Stockholm's Old Town. Sadly, this is the only old part of the city which has been preserved. And luckily, we got there before 10:30, which is when all of the tourists infested. (However, I do recommend the ambiance of Cafe Art -- cool and away from crowds!)
Plaza in Gamla Stan.
This is the aforementioned Cafe Art.
View across a Stockholm canal. Stockholm is set on over 26,000 islands. That's a lot of bridges...
The only artwork in our hotel room was a painting of a bunch of music stands. ??? Interesting, as if they knew who was coming...
Sunday, we walked around non-touristy parts of the city, including a park outside of the city limits. All of our ducks were in a row...
This is one of the metro stations. Not all of them were this interesting...
Another canal view, closer to museums and historic buildings. To our right is the Parliament building (to which we'd made a special trip, and only when we'd gotten there did the signs tell us it was closed to visitors until October...)
And finally... our tour of Stockholm ended with a walk around Haga Park, just north of city limits. This is where several locals seem to run/walk/exercise. Short bus ride from town.
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