Day 1 in Stockholm and of course, it rained. Despite that we walked around the old part of the city, Gamla stan, which was very pretty despite the weather.
The sun came out the following day and as you'd expect in Scandinavia, everyone made the most of it.
June 6th was the National Day of Sweden. A public holiday since 2005, the Swedes celebrate by doing stuff like looking at things and walking around. Some people dress up in smart costumes.
Other cool things in Stockholm include the Vasa, a warship that was launched in 1627, sailed 2km and then sank. It was salvaged in 1961 in near perfect condition.
The Nobel museum. Below is a chair signed by the Dalai Lama.
and the green spaces and islands within it.
The sun came out the following day and as you'd expect in Scandinavia, everyone made the most of it.
We soaked up the sunshine on the beautiful green island of Djurgården
June 6th was the National Day of Sweden. A public holiday since 2005, the Swedes celebrate by doing stuff like looking at things and walking around. Some people dress up in smart costumes.
This was our 7th country with a monarch, and we finally got to see one. They look just like normal people but smile more and wear old clothes. At the top: King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia. At the bottom: Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Princess Madeleine & Prince Carl Philip.
It was a typically Swedish underwhelming display of nationalism, the crowd turned out in their tens and waved a few flags.
Other cool things in Stockholm include the Vasa, a warship that was launched in 1627, sailed 2km and then sank. It was salvaged in 1961 in near perfect condition.
The Nobel museum. Below is a chair signed by the Dalai Lama.
Skansen is one of the best museums we've been to. It demonstrates daily life in Sweden in the olden days and you can talk to people from the past like these glass blowers or the Sami nomads.
Skansen also has a zoo of nordic animals. These photos are titled: "Oh that's what an elk looks like", "Flying Pig", "Bear vs Fox" and "Wolverine vs Rat".
We can't have a blog entry from a capital city without showing some of the great food.
Potato dumplings filled with morels, served with lingonberries.
We finished our visit with a boat trip, seeing the sparkling harbour
and the green spaces and islands within it.
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