• Melissa WaughEuropeTraveler
    Stortorget- Gamla Stan
    Stortorget- Gamla StanGerman Church in Gamla StanThe Royal PalaceThe Royal PalaceThe Vasa- indcluding reconstructions of men who died when the ship sankThe Vasa. Inpossible to fit in one photo. 52.5m high, 69m long, 1210 tonnes.

    Stockholm Adventures

    January 3, 2018 in Sweden ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C

    Today I explored the old city Gamla Stan, visited the Royal Palace and saw the changing of the guard, went on a walking tour of Gamla Stan, went to the Nordic museum and went to the Vasa museum.

    “The Vasa ship capsized and sank in Stockholm 1628. After 333 years on the sea bed the mighty warship was salvaged. Today Vasa is the world's only preserved 17th century ship and the most visited museum in Scandinavia.”    Read more