A Salvaged ship from 1628

I decided to start the day with a boat trip that was part of a Combi ticket for the hop on hop off bus .I was told that it had now stopped running for the end of the season..as a trade off I got an extra 24hrs for the bus,great for getting around Stockholm.
I took an alternative cruise around one of the islands including a beautiful canal section...
On my return, I made for the Vasa museum...it has an intact ship salvaged from the sea in 1961 dated 1628
Wow !!! It was incredible!! Absolutely brilliant !! Huge !!
I could not believe it .I don't generally do museums but this was Special...! Id seen pictures of it when looking for things to do but it exceeded my expectations
The sheer size ,the details of the carvings .The decorative figures...just Everything about it was fantastic. The pictures just don't do it justice .it was also incredible how intact it was
I overheard the guide saying that it sank on its 1st voyage ,the ship builders and the Captain knew it wasn't sea worthy but didn't feel able to tell the King this information as he wouldn't have been pleased ...so they set sail hoping for the best .Really enjoyable place to visit. The design of the museum is such that it gives the best chance to see all aspects of the boat. The building is 6 storeys high ...and even then there was a platform on the 6th floor so you could see the boat from a slightly different/ higher angle.
It was well worth the visit and time spent thereRead more