A taste of Stockholm Part 1

We visited beautiful Sweden from 26th of May 2010 to the 12th June 2010, staying mainly with Suri's relatives - that she had not seen for many years.

 

Here Suri is trying out the old style phone boxes that are quite rare these days - mainly a tourist attreaction.

The Old part of the Town of  Gamla Stan is full of narrow streets in the centre of Stockholm, mainly tourist shops and cafes but delightful to stroll down, and the Palace is close by.

A short distance from Stockholm is Drottningholm - the summer royal residence, here we catch the changing of the guards in front of the fantastic theatre - worthy of a visit in its own right.

We were taken to Drottningholm by Hamad, and we caught the ferry back to Stockholm - a great experience and the views along the way were memorable.

The Palace and grounds were impressive and well worth the trip, especially the Japanese Summer House - though as explained by the guide much was copied third hand and therefore did not represent true Japanase style.

Stockholm is made up of a large number of islands - the main way to get around is by boat, we took a ferry around the inner islands - there were so many we lost count.