Ulfsunda Slott Bromma

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During lunch the captain announced that we were only about 99 miles away from Stockholm. We will be circling a bay for about 5 hours today before we finally dock in Stockholm around 9:00 PM tonight. We'll be early, but at least we’ll be docked and ready to go tomorrow morning! We keep a big map of Europe in the stateroom where we have the route we took on the Mediterranean cruise. We ...

... I headed off to bed. I'd planned to attend a couple of the EuroPride seminars in the early afternoon, but it seems I'll likely be sound asleep while they're on. I definitely do not want to wear myself out. I think I'll be staying in for the nights the rest of my stay in Stockholm. There really aren't any other parties, aside from one on Wednesday (but I'm not about to party the day before I leave), so I think I'll be keeping it more low-key for the rest of the week. -Justen

... for it, (which I guess I really did, in the end) I would have been pretty ****** with the value. For example, the treasury, about $15 to enter, and it was seriously one probably 20x20 room of crowns and jewels. Ok, fine, but $15, for that?? Pretty ridiculous. The actual castle was a bit better but they allow guided tours (aka HUGE tour buses that bring their own guides), so there were seriously about 15 groups milling about, clogging everything. It was ...

... what was left after it completely burnt down in 1697! The new palace is built on the same site, so the Tre Kronor Museum is down in the dungeons) * The Skansen Open-Air Museum (sort of like Perth Zoo, an aquarium and Pioneer World all rolled into one. We even got to see a cool display of Swedish Folk dancing!) * The Vasa Museum (definitely the best we saw ... an amazing museum about a massive ship that sank in the harbour 20 minutes into her ...

... kids listening to AHA! We had a great meal with Swedish meatballs and Lingenberries. The berries were similar to cranberries but were much smaller. Very very tasty all of it. The restaurant we went to was called the Pelikan. It is off of the Stanskull stop on the metro. Walk one block toward the shopping district and its the first right.. and on the right side. Our hosts were interesting. Sara was our official CS host. She is a school teacher in ...

Hej alla som följt oss på vår resa, i söndagsmorse kl 07 landade vi på Arlanda efter en ca 19 tim lång resa i ett sträck. Morfar Björn mötte oss. Senare på dagen träffades hela familjen hemma hos Ylwa för en fika så att morbror Mats, kusin Filip och moster Sara fick träffa sin nya släkting. Måndag blev en jobbig dag för Axel jr ur tidsomställningsperspektiv. Tisdag var han på tropikundersökning - speciell läkarundersökning för barn som kommer ...

... while the second (holm) means islet, and refers to the islet Stadsholmen in central Stockholm which for centuries constituted the main part of Stockholm. The city is said to have been founded by Birger Jarl in order to protect Sweden from a sea invasion by foreign navies, and to stop the pillage of towns such as Sigtuna on Lake Mälaren. It is also said that the name derives from the spot where a log (stock) pushed into the waters, and following ...

... This ship was almost brand new when it sank in Stockholm. It was built with 3 other ships, but only this one sank. The museum seems to suggest that no one can pinpoint a particular reason for the sunken ship, but I have my own suspicion. Why don't they just admit that they messed up? It just was not ready to be sailed yet. The ship itself is huge. I overheard one of the tour ...

... the length of the beds! I have posted a picture that should give you a better idea. On top of that!!!! The "window" was just a small little screen thing that just opened into the hallway, not even outside! So, without having to say, the night was a disaster. But it was damn funny! Jenna and I (the only two that didn't feel claustrophobic said that we would sleep on bottom and gave Kate and Sara the top and "more spacious" beds...but during the night it felt like it ...

... The ship was decorated with many carvings. We then walked to the Old Town, known as Gamla Stan. As soon as we left the museum it started to pour down rain on us! Earlier on it had been sunny. We were drenched, so we took shelter in a Shell petrol station. Once it stopped we continued walking. Walked past the Palace, where we saw the end of the changing of the guards. Walked along the many cobbled streets in the old town. There were many cafes and souvenirs stores. Feeling a ...