STOCKHOLM
After a very pleasant 2 hour train ride from Skövde, and in first class, we arrive in Stockholm.
Situated on 14 islands and linked by 57 bridges, Stockholm is often called “The City between the Bridges.”
Gamla Stan or The Old Town is like something out of a fairy tale, complete with a Palace and Royal family in residence. The cobblestone streets are lined with Swedish handcraft shops, restaurants and museums. We watched the changing of the guard and felt sorry for the young soldiers having to stand for hours in the cold.
We took the ferry to the island of Skansen to visit an open air museum. The ferry had to break it's way through the thick ice, leaving large chunks that sank briefly, then floated to the top again as we ploughed through the icy water.
Skansen, once the Royal hunting grounds was founded as an outdoor museum in 1891 and is complete with old farms, churches, schools and other dwellings moved from all area's of Sweden. There are also many native Scandinavian animals living here, such as wolves, reindeer, elk and the bears which we missed as they were in hibernation at this time of the year.
Tomorrow we fly to Beijing for a short 4 day visit on our way home to Australia.
posted by Brian and Julie @ 3:41:00 AM
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