Stockholm, Sweden
September, 2000

Dad and I traveled to Stockholm in September.  Here are some of the photos taken and information regarding the city:

Set at the point where the waters of Mälaren (Lake Mälar) rush into the Baltic, Stockholm is one of Europe's most beautiful capitals. Nearly 1.6 million people live in the greater Stockholm area, yet it remains a quiet, almost pastoral city. Built on 14 small islands among open bays and narrow channels, the city is handsome and civilized, filled with parks, squares, and airy boulevards, yet it's also a bustling metropolis. Glass-and-steel skyscrapers abound, but you are never more than five minutes' walk from twisting medieval streets and waterside promenades.

A street in Old Town, Stockholm

A local bar, with several levels.  Here we were in the basement that was
reached by narrow winding stairs underneath a low roof line.  Seemed medieval.

A Stockholm street scene from a bridge overlooking the river.

Stockholm architecture

Another street in Old Town

Below are photos from STADSHUSET (City Hall). Completed in 1923, this building is functional but ornate: its immense Blå Hallen (Blue Hall) is the venue for the Nobel Prize dinner, Stockholm's principal social event. A trip to the top of the 348-ft tower, most of which can be achieved by elevator, is rewarded by a breathtaking panorama of the city and Riddarfjärden.

A mural in City Hall made of a tiled mosaic.  Many of the tiles were gilded in gold.

A figure in City Hall

One of the rooflines atop City Hall

The City Hall courtyard area

Dragon slayer

The back of city hall, facing the river.

A female statue facing Old Town Stockholm

A male figure set against Old Town.

A sillouette at dusk.

Stockholm apartments rise to the afternoon sky.

A museum (name?).

VASA MUSEET. The warship Vasa sank on its maiden voyage in 1628, was forgotten for three centuries, located in 1956, and raised from the seabed in 1961. Its hull was found to be largely intact, because the Baltic's brackish waters do not support the worms that can eat through ships' timbers. Now largely restored to its former glory (however short-lived it may have been), the man-of-war resides in a handsome new museum.

The Vasa ship.

Vasa

A painted reproduction of a carving on the Vasa.

A building seen from the water cruise.

An old naval ship that today, is used as a youth hostel.

Royal tourist standing in front of a royal carriage in the Royal Armory in the Royal Palace..

A guard at the Royal Castle (by the way, the guard is on the right).

Romantic dinner with Dad.