SwedenStockholm Municipality59°19’41” N 18°5’31” E
July 7 in Sweden ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
Following the walking tour we took the ferry to the Vasa Museum. The Vasa was a 17th century war ship that sank on its maiden voyage in 1628 after traveling about 1300 meters. The king had the shipRead more
SwedenStockholm Municipality59°20’7” N 18°4’50” E
July 7 in Sweden ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
After dinner at the hotel we went to a concert at the local church that has been converted to a concert venue. It was a choir from Durham University in the UK. The organist was amazing.
SwedenStockholm Municipality59°19’39” N 18°3’15” E July 8 in Sweden ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Before taking the high speed train to Copenhagen, we visited the Stockholm City Hall. The banquet for the Nobel Prize winners is held here every year.
SwedenBunkeflostrand55°33’57” N 12°53’18” E
July 8 in Sweden ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
We took the high speed train from Stockholm to Malmö. We transferred from the train to a bus for the rest of the trip to Copenhagen. We crossed the bridge over the strait between Malmö andRead more
DenmarkCopenhagen55°40’47” N 12°35’27” E
July 8 in Denmark ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
We had a lovely view from our hotel in Copenhagen. We had a brief orientation walk around our hotel. Prior to our group dinner, we had a visit from an actor portraying Hans Christian Andersen. He gaveRead more
DenmarkCopenhagen55°40’30” N 12°34’36” E
July 9 in Denmark ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
We had lovely walking tour of Copenhagen in the morning. The opera house has a roof that they use for a diving competition. Even the power plant is designed to be used as a ski slope and a climbingRead more
DenmarkCopenhagen55°41’23” N 12°36’4” E
July 9 in Denmark ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
It had been threatening to rain most of the day, but we decided to give it a go anyway. We got absolutely dumped on! We were soaked through and through. Our guide was a trooper through it all. ItRead more
DenmarkCopenhagen55°40’29” N 12°33’57” E
July 9 in Denmark ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
Our guide, Nina, got us tickets to Tivoli Gardens. We had dinner there and walked around for a short time. A jazz festival was taking place in Copenhagen and we listened to one of the bands.
DenmarkCopenhagen55°41’9” N 12°34’39” E
July 10 in Denmark ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
We had a tour of Rosenborg Castle. The castle was used mostly for ceremonial events and banquets. It was never a residence. The castle houses the crown jewels. We took a group photo after the tour.
DenmarkCopenhagen55°41’34” N 12°35’57” E
July 10 in Denmark ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
We had the afternoon free after our tour of Rosenborg Castle. After lunch we walked to the statue of the Little Mermaid. It was a warm and sunny day in Copenhagen, so many people were swimming in theRead more
