• Rhonda GerberScandinavia and its FjordsTraveler
    Huge spread for breakfast at the Clarion
    Huge spread for breakfast at the ClarionInteresting wheel-like crispbread, cracker-bread, with chia seedsCheers Monsie!! One more day of Sweden siteseeing and then back to reality...Gröna Lund amusement park on the island of Djurgården in StockholmA Cruise ship entering the Port cia the Baltic SeaA view of buildings in the old townChristine, our tour guide, leading the way to Stockholm's City HallCity Hall is on the island of KungsholmenCity Hall has more than 8 million red bricksThe inner courtyardThe Blue Room, where the yearly Nobel Peace Prize banquet is heldThe organ, has more than 10,000 pipesOverlooking the Blue RoomThe Golden Hall: picture of Swedish nurse and humanitarian Elsa Brändström.The Queen of Lake Mälarcreated using over 18 million glass and gold mosaic piecesQueen of Lake Mälaren, sitting between the east and the westKing Gustav Vasa (Gustav I of Sweden), savior or protector of SwedenWooden beam ceilingA mistake: St. Erik on his horse is headless due to a miscalculation with the ceiling heightJenny Lind: Swedish opera singer, 1820-1887Saint Ansgar (Ansgar Biskop) holding a cross by a boat at BirkaEngelbrekt Engelbrektsson, 15CE Swedish statesman and rebel leaderNordiska Kompaniet (NK) department store buildingBuilding on right (former Kreditbanken), site of 1973 bank robbery, gave birth to Stockholm SyndromeThe Royal Dramatic TheatreNybroviken bay and harborThe harbour frontRight building: used to house diplomats, hence its current name, Hotel Diplomat

    Day 13 Part 1: Stockholm Old Town

    August 28 in Sweden ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    Our visit to City Hall
    **Stockholm is made up of 14 Main City islands. The Baltic Sea to the East and Lake Mälaren to the west. The lake is 120 km long, drains into the Baltic Sea, with over 1000 islands. The city sits on rock, which is rising approximately 1 cm/year due to the post-glacial rebound.Read more