Stockholm, Sweden

An early rise again today for our day in Stockholm.

We started off by going to the Town Hall, where Nobel Prize presentations are held. Here, we were given a guided tour around for half an hour, and then climbed the Hall’s tower for a complete view of the city. It differs from Copenhagen in that there is old mixed in with new, and it is on a much larger scale.

Stockholm City Hall, Stockholm, Sweden

Stockholm City Hall, Stockholm, Sweden

Stockholm City Hall, Stockholm, Sweden

Stockholm, Sweden

Reichstag, Stockholm, Sweden

We had a group photo done in front of the Royal Palace before making our way around the city.

We saw a lot of Invasion 98 in the streets. This is a festival where kids perform in the streets to signify their role in Swedish culture.

The afternoon was spent at the Vasa Museum. The Vasa was a 17th century warship that sank early in her maiden voyage. The shipwreck was discovered and refloated after 333 years, and put back together in extremely good condition for public showing.

After that we went to Riddarholmen, which was a church that had a magnificent open iron spire. We couldn’t get in due to a medieval festival that was taking place, so we headed to Gamla Stan (the old town) where Roberta and I had dinner at Cattelin. I had the schnitzel and she the Swedish meatballs.