Birger Jarl

... modern centre of the city - a tiny island that was no doubt easily defendable in the years after the town's foundation by a chap called Birger Jarl in 1252. It takes about ten minutes to walk across, but there is a bunch to see and do here making a half ...

... 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 ...

Norway has the best road toll in the world because the maximum speed limit is 80kph so you can imagine how painful it would be taking a bus half the way to Stockholm traveling at 50kph most of the way. Another uncomfortable 2nd class train journey in an ...

Started today with an included city tour with a local guide. We visited the City Hall where the Nobel Peace Prize  banquet is held. It is a fantastic building with amazing rooms-hard to believe it is relatively modern and built in the early 20th ...

Today we spent most of the day driving. Arrived in Stockholm late afternoon. Not much to see on the bus journey. Slept a lot! Had an orientation drive around Stockholm when we arrived. Nice city. Visited Jarn Pojke. It is this very cute teeny tiny ...

The charms of this city ,Stockholme in Denmark were revealed on our morning sightseeing tour with an expert local guide showing us Medievil Storkyrkan, Riddarholm Church,The Royal Palace,plus a visit to the waterside City Hall, where the Nobel Prize ...