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Our Hotel - Freys
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Room was compact but very functional and
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Bikes for rent - stations were seen throughout
the city.
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Interesting architecture seen throughout
the city during our Hop-On/Hop-Off bus tour.
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That's a TGI Friday's in the park
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Lots of church steeples throughout the city.
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Flower stall in the farmer's market
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Colleen and Barb on the pedestrian shopping
street
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Fred rests
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Colleen found her favorite animal - a moose
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View from bridge walking into Old Town (Gamla
Stan)
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City Hall
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Entrance to Old Town (Gamla Stan)
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Harbor in Gamla Stan - Royal Palace behind the busses.
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Statue of King Gustav III
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We took the Hop-On/Hop-Off boat across the
harbor to the island of Djurgarden
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Vasa Museum - The war ship Vasa sank 40
minutes into its maiden voyage in 1628.
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She was raised from the bottom of Stockholm's
harbor in 1961 and brilliantly restored.
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It had two decks of cannons. 500 carved
wooden statues draped the ship.
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Carvings on back of ship
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We visited the Nordic Museum
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It houses exhibits depicting 500 years of
traditional Swedish lifestyles.
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Statue of Gustav Vasa, father of modern
Sweden
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View of main floor of museum
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Collection of carved spoons
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Antique clock
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Back of Nordic Museum
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Royal Palace
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Palace Guard (Note that it is a woman)
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Fountain on side of Royal Palace
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Narrow street of Old Town
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Stortorget, Stockholms Oldest Square dating
from the 1500's.
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Storkyrkan, Stockholm's cathedral
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Fred found a great ice cream shop where
they even made their own waffle cones!
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Entrance to Royal Palace Museums
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Palace Guards march to their posts
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Carsons pose with Palace Guard
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Royal Chapel
Consecrated in 1754 after taking 60 years to build.
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Services are still held every Sunday
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Chapel Organ
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View from top of Hotel Scandic Continental
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View of Central Station
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Heading out to Sea on the Marina
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