My first mistake was expecting Stockholm to be very Viking. I was wrong ! Infact, Stockholm as a city was only founded a few hundred years after the Viking era. The original "most important town" in Sweden was Sigtuna and that is full of evidence of Old Norse and Viking life.
Both Sigtuna and Stockholm are based on the shores of Lake Malaren. In the Viking era this lake was an important bay leading out into the Baltic and across the seas from inland Sweden.
My husband's god-son lives in Sweden and offered us a stay at his Stockholm apartment and also his summer house by Lake Malaren. It was a hot, sunny and very beautiful ten days.
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The next-last paragraph above the two last in-text images advises us that "As a show of strength the Vasa sailed with its canon holes open and a swell of water waves plus the fact that heavy Japanese wood had been used in construction meant that the ship sank within minutes, a few hundreds yards out to sea."
Why is the construction with "heavy Japanese wood"?
Derdriu.thank you for contributing … there are several beautiful walks and beauty all around. Stockholm is a comp!etely different way of life. I loved it.
Veronica, Thank you for sharing your Lake Maleran and Stockholm visits with us! Swedish friends say that there's an extensive, lovely network of walks that give close, good views of aristocratic and royal properties. It's an expanded version of the Lake Geneva walk-about in Wisconsin.
The Stockholm Christmas markets this year, for those who are interested or able to go are on from 21 Nov 15 to 23 Dec 15
Yes Stockholm is a beautiful city and the people were very kind and welcoming.
Lovely photo tour of Stockholm. I especially like pics of the wildlife.
Great question. My husband's god son is English and whilst working there in Sweden met his lovely wife. They are both completely bi-lingual and fluent.
Their summer house by Lake Maleran is complete peace.
I felt very privileged to go to Skansen and see how traditional life was and meeting and receiving hospitality from the Sami people was a very humbling experience.
It's lovely that you got to spend some time in the countryside and in Skansen as well. Is the person you visited British or Swedish?
Yes it is beautiful. The Swedish food was ok nothing remarkable. But the whole place is super clean. There is plenty to do and to see. I would like to go to their Christmas markets.
Their health system is remarkable and when I needed medical attention, I got it free.
We also found a RC church and there aren't many in Sweden but they were very welcoming.
I am hoping for another invite. :)
It looks like you had a wonderful trip. Stockholm sounds very nice and looks very interesting from your pictures.