Jude and I have just returned from 2 weeks away, visiting Stockholm and 3 different parts of Finland. We flew to and from Stockholm partly because Easyjet didn’t fly from Geneva to Helsinki, but mainly because Jude was looking forward to sailing between the 6,700 islands which constitute the Åland islands that lie between Sweden and Finland. (No, I didn’t know about them either until we organised this trip).
Anyhow, below is a summary of our time in Stockholm where we meandered the streets, visited the Skansen Park area in Djurgarden (which has a replica village from the late 1800’s and a small zoo) and visited the National Museum.
Before going we’d read that it was very difficult to spend actual cash in Stockholm. So we didn’t take any and easily got by with just a pre-loaded Debit card. (I still don’t know what a Swedish Krona note or coin looks like). Be aware though that Stockholm is quite an expensive place to visit, though the above two attractions are both free.
Below, in a slight departure from my usual posts, I’ve included three separate photo galleries – the first is of the City then Skansen and thirdly the National Museum.
Skansen:
National Museum, Stockholm:
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Look at all the animals! And I love what you took photos of at the national museum. Looks like parts of a really nice trip!
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Yes, it was an interesting start and finish to our holiday. I took more photos at the Museum but they were my favourites. 🙂
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Wow!! Thanks Mike for sharing these amazing images from my former hometown! I do recognize so much and a lot of memories came up in my mind.
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I’m really glad that you enjoyed them Anita. It was a nice city. 🙂
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Awesome adventure for you both, wonderful captures, Mike!
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Thanks Donna. They were very ‘touristy’ pictures, but I hope they reflect some of the charm of the city. 🙂
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Gosh love the city… AND Skansen… AND THE gallery 🙂 Bust Skansen looks interesting… off to Google it. The city looks pristine!
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Yes, Skansen reminded me a little of Beamish (if you’ve ever been there). They moved all the buildings (from different parts of Sweden I think) and re-created the village. There were ‘shops’ that you could go in too (just like Beamish). I don’t think we saw any litter either. It was certainly a well maintained place to live (if a little expensive, even by our Swiss standards!)
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Great images showing us where you are along the journey. We feel like we are right there which is a good thing!
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That’s great! Glad to have you ‘on board’. 😉
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