I went to Stockholm in the summer of 2003 in order to get some relief of the tropical temperatures in Germany. I stayed there for 5 days, during which I made extensive use of the Stockholm card. I can really recommend the use of this card as it grants access to over 70 museums. Even if you do not manage to visit every single museum, you can achieve considerable savings in comparison to the normal entry fees.
One of the most beautiful part of Stockholm is Gamla Stan with its old house. The middle picture shows two houses on the Stor Torvet. The picture on the right shows the view from Gamla Stan southwards to Södermalm. The area is called Slussen after the buldings in the water separating the Lake Malar from the sea.
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One of the famous ceremonies in Stockholm is the changing of the guards at the Royal Castle. I happened to see the Flygvapnets Musikkår. The regiment of Visby had brought is mascot with them, a small ram called Haråld.
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This is the other side of the Royal Castle with the Parliament on the right side. The traffic sign was already turned over before I came there.
Skansen is one of the oldest open-air museums of the world. Farmer's houses from all over Sweden have been brought to this place. There are even traditional churches, windmills and a historical post office.
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This house in Skansen had a very special surprise for me: A carrying wooden pole at the height of 1.50m (5 ft). My head remembered it for the next ten minutes.
Drottingholm Castle. This is where the Swedish royal family lives. Therefore you need permission to enter the left wing of the building. Otherwise you will have serious trouble with the Swedish military as some people had who wanted to swim in front of Drottningholm Castle.
In the park of Drottningholm Castle there is also a China House and a small church in Chinese style. I have to admit that I like the one in Potsdam better.
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