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  • Rhonda GerberScandinavia and its FjordsTraveler
    Walking in front of the parliament
    Walking in front of the parliamentHeading into the old town behind the parliamentThis is for Keith who got lost during our metro tourA view of the amusement parkThat is the museum we are heading toThe Vasa museumThe Vasa warship17th-century warship that sank within 20 minutes during its 1st voyageIt was top-heavy with cannonsThe water seaped in through the cannon holes (gunports)The huge bowspritThe portsThe red dots is a sensor for scientific researchthe ornate quarter gallery and oak hullThe stern and transomThe colours that the ship used to beBuilt for King Gustavus Adolphus between 1626 and 1628 as a symbol of Swedish military powerThe red dots show the 20 minute maiden voyageThe usual shipworm eaten wood. However, the Vasa was preserved in the Baltic water's low salinityA model of what the Vasa would have looked likeAnchorsThe massive bowBeata, a 17th-century woman whose skeleton was found with a man named CesarGertrud (red cap), after DNA analysis proved the skeleton previously thought a man was a womanJohan was one of the older menFilip was about 20 years oldIvar trapped below deckAdam was in his thirtiesHelge: Archaeologists found his skeletal remains pinned under a 1,600-kg cannon carriageA Canadian! This is another exhibit in the museumJames Cameron another Canadian and creator of Avatar!!Head gear worn by Sam Worthington to play Jake Sully in the Avatar movies!

    Day 13 Part 4: The Vasa, Stockholm

    August 28 in Sweden ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    We had 1 hour of free time to wander around Stockholm. Then we went to the Vasa Museum to see the 17th century warship.

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