Royal Palace (Kungliga Slottet) Stockholm

Gamla Stan, Riddarholmen Stockholm , Stockholm, Sweden - Phone: 08/402-61-32 for Royal Apartments and Treasury or 08/666-4250 fo

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    I'm in a place I didn't even know I was going

    ... , I took a day trip to Drottningholm Palace, built starting in 1662. Since 1981, this is the residence of Sweden's Royal Family, while the Royal Palace down town hosts the Royal offices where they work. How do you describe a royal palace? Whatever you ...

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    Stockholm syndrome

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    ... to some of the small islands. The old town 'Gamla Stan' was cute, but very touristy. The changing of the guards at the Royal Palace was a highlight as it is quite a long and complicated affair with a brass band and marching horses, some of which weren't ...

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    Stockholm, Sweden

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    ... most of the city. Between the northern and southern parts of the city are two islands, one is small and houses the Royal palace and other important government buildings. The larger island has the old town on it. Thin medieval streets separate 16th and ...

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    Good Intentions

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    ... , but this made the cobble stones really slippery. At one turn we stumbled across a statue of St George slaying a dragon and the Royal Palace. A lot of the museum's here are free (great idea!) so we checked out the Armoury Museum. It was one of the ...

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    Stockholm syndrome - hijack my heart

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    ... design. It has a great feel that one can enjoy any time of the year. At the northern tip of Gamla Stan lies the Royal Palace. Ains loved the grandiosity of this old building, I think it more boxy, but it certainly have a royal allure to it ...

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    Stockholm - more winter action

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    ... water level, certainly worth a look whilst you're doing palatial sites in the vicinity. Speaking of palaces, not much in the central Royal Palace was open, but the Royal Armoury was around the back so I popped in for a free look. There are no ...

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    Stockholm exploration, day 2

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    ... City Hall, famous for hosting the annual Nobel Prize banquet. 12:15 pm - watched the change of guard ceremony near the Royal Palace. The ceremony is very lively and colorful, but it was raining pretty hard, which spoiled the experience. The guards were ...

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    Floating hostel and meatballs

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    ... tour which headed out of the city for about an hour and showed some of the many Islands that wernt connected. After this I went to the Royal Palace to see the changing of the guards and had a walk round the old town (where it all began) where I had a ...

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    OH MY GOSH YOU HAVE TO SEE THE VASA

    ... announcement in the museum every time they are showing it as to what language the subtitles are in. We then went to Drottningholm Royal Palace. Was O.K. All the palaces in Europe are beginning to look the same to me. Had what looked like a nice garden. ...

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    The Swedish Reunion

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    This past weekend, sort of on a whim, I decided to go to Stockholm, Sweden. RyanAir was having a blowout flight sale and seats were going for 10 euros each way, so Jessica & Brandon really wanted to go. I was a little apprehensive at first, but just ...