Day 6. Exploring the VASA Museum and Skansen Open Air Museum Stockholm
To make the most of the second day of our Stockholm Pass we took the metro and tram over to the leafy island of Djurgården as the four attractions we'd decided to visit were all located close together...
View ArticleDay 7. Exploring Skeppsholmen Island, Stockholm
The warm, settled weather continued as we begun the day by wandering down to the metro station. From there we boarded a train to Kungsgården at the end of the Blue Line taking only 10 minutes. We...
View ArticleDay 8. A day of Spirits and Vikings
We enjoyed a leisurely start to the day before taking the metro into the city centre from where we walked a short distance for a No.69 bus to the museum park in the northern district of Djurgården. We...
View ArticleDay 9. A tour of Sweden’s Parliament
This morning we decided to take the metro out to the Universitetet station on the Red Line where we found tiled artwork dedicated to the travels around the Baltic of the Swedish botanist Carl Von Linné...
View ArticleDay 10. A visit to Vaxholm in Stockholm’s archipelago
For the first time this holiday we opened the curtains to cloudy skies but the forecast was good for our planned day out to Vaxholm in the Stockholm archipelago. The island can either be reached by...
View ArticleDay 11. The Käknas Observation Tower, Stockholm
Yet another beautiful clear morning so we took the opportunity of taking in the views from the top of the Käknas Observation Tower which is located in Museum Park. Getting there was easy as we took the...
View ArticleDay 12. More sightseeing in Stockholm
We'd decided to spend the morning exploring the Östermalm district and had read about its famous old market hall which has been in existence since 1888. It's currently being renovated and until it's...
View ArticleDay 13. A day trip from Stockholm to Uppsala
An early start to the day and a chance to see a little more of Sweden by visiting Uppsala, Sweden's 4th largest city. Getting there was quick and easy as we took a bus to Odenplan station where we had...
View ArticleDay 14. Fisksätra in the Stockholm Archipelago
We made a leisurely start to our final full day in Stockholm with a forest walk through the nearby Solna neighbourhood and then a look around the shopping centre next to the Solna Centrum metro...
View ArticleDay 15. A visit to Stockholm Public Library before heading home
Our final day in Stockholm and just enough time before heading back to the airport to fit in a visit to the Stockholm Public Library in Odenplan. I love visiting libraries wherever I travel and what a...
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