A view of the many boats on the lovely harbor in Stockholm, Sweden.
During our last month living in Finland, we finally took a weekend to visit the lovely city of Stockholm, Sweden. After our trip, we had really wished we had visited sooner! It was pretty cheap to travel there from Helsinki and only about an hour flight away. We were really missing out as there is not much to do in Helsinki, but Stockholm had a totally different feel and felt like a true international metropolis. It would have been nice to have been able to spend a couple of weekends there to really explore the area and more of the archipelago islands. Here’s some photos from our weekend trip exploring Stockholm:
Mia in our hotel room, we had a lovely view of the harbor and The City Hall of Stockholm (which has 3 crowns at the top of the tower).
The beautiful Kungsholmen Island in Sweden.
We were dropped off in front of this beautiful harbor before we started exploring Gamla Stan (Old Town).
A beautiful door and buildings in Gamla Stan.
The Royal Palace (Stockholm Palace).
Mia and I in front of The Royal Palace (Stockholm Palace).
A lovely red tulip stands out in the crowd at Gamla Stan (Old Town).
Mia in front of a beautiful water fountain sculpture in Gamla Stan.
Mia and I in front of the cannons at The Royal Palace.
Mia enjoyed watching the ducks go by in Gamla Stan.
We took the #7 tram, and made it to Djurgården Island. This is the stunning Nordic Museum which was built in 1907.
Mia and her daddy in front of the Nordic Museum.
We enjoyed visiting the Vasa Museum located on Djurgården Island. This is the only surviving 17th century ship in the world!
The Vasa is a stunning ship which sank on its maiden voyage in 1628. It never even left the Stockholm harbor! It was raised some 333 years after it sank.
Leaving Djurgården Island on the #7 Tram.
To end our weekend trip in Stockholm, we took a boat to the Fjäderholmarna Island. One of the thousands of islands off of Stockholm which make up the archipelago.
These stunning wooden boats were displayed nicely on Fjäderholmarna Island.
A cool display of fish heads at the Fjäderholmarna Island.
A lovely view at Fjäderholmarna Island.
Mia with a cool old anchor on the Fjäderholmarna Island.
Mia and I enjoying the afternoon at Fjäderholmarna Island.
Kastellet is a small citadel. It is located on the islet Kastellholmen.
We met a very nice couple and their dog from Sweden on our boat ride who told us that this stunning sculpture was created by the Swedish Sculptor, Carl Milles.
We couldn’t visit Sweden without trying out the Swedish Meatballs! The Rökeriet Restaurant at the Fjäderholmarna Island was a lovely treat. Our server brought us the most amazing strawberries we have ever tasted at the end of the meal!
Leaving Stockholm…. Mia had fun playing at this display for Junibacken at the Stockholm Airport.
We never leave to the airport without making sure we have Mia’s Junior Pilot hat! It’s considered one of our good luck pieces while we travel. We have always wanted to get a picture of her and a real pilot with their hat on too. We finally found a nice pilot at the Stockholm Airport who was happy to take a picture with her. We do not know his name, but a great big Thank You to this Norwegian Airlines Pilot! 🙂
Maybe a future pilot… Mia having fun on a cool red plane at the Stockholm Airport.
We can now mark another Red Pin Adventure off our Travel/Life Bucket List:
Stockholm, Sweden (visit the archipelago)
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