Sunday - August 13th 2017
Today we got up early to avoid the crowds at the
Vasa Museum. A nice side effect was that the restaurant was also rather empty and quiet
during breakfast. When we arrived at the museum, there was no line at all and
soon we had our tickets. The Vasa Museum was high on my list and it was
definitely worth a visit. The museum is about an old Swedish ship that sank in
the 17th century during its maiden voyage just after leaving the harbour. In
the 1960s the ship was lifted and restored for many years. 95% of the ship are
still original and even after all those years in the muddy waters, the ship
looks still impressive. In the morning we had the museum nearly for our own,
but an hour later large tour groups invaded the museum and so we got a coffee
at the museum cafe and then we left.
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| Stockholm |
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| Stockholm |
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| Vasa Museum |
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| Vasa Museum |
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| Vasa Museum |
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| Vasa Museum |
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| Vasa Museum |
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| Vasa Museum |
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| Stockholm |
Stockholm is also home to a small but lovely amusement park called
Gröna Lund and of course we
had to visit the park, which reminded me of Tivoli in Copenhagen. Although it
was not as beautiful as its Danish cousin, we had a lot of fun there and even
rode a rollercoaster. For lunch we got a delicious vegan burger with fries.
Unfortunately the weather got worse and so we decided to get a beer at a bar
until the rain was gone. Afterwards we just walked around the park until it
was time to leave. Back at the hotel we relaxed a bit and then we went to O'Leary's, a cool sports bar, for dinner and some beers.
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| Gröna Lund |
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| Gröna Lund |
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| Gröna Lund |
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| Gröna Lund |
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| Gröna Lund |
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| Gröna Lund |
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| Gröna Lund |
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| Gröna Lund |
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| Gröna Lund |
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| Gröna Lund |
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| Stockholm |
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| Stockholm |
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| Dinner at O'Leary's |
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