It has been a mixed week
of sight seeing and relaxing. We have
taken a walk through a large reserve at the back of the house we are staying in
and found a local swimming spot.
We took a drive to
Sigtuna, which is the oldest city in Sweden founded in 980. Now it is a picturesque little medieval town
with cute shops, small cathedral, some ruins and a small harbour area.
From here we drove about
another 20 minutes to the Skokloster Palace.
This palace was privately built, the church was donated lots of land in
the area and became very wealthy, more so than the King. No problem the King just took the land from
the church, I guess back then a King could do what he liked!
Another day sightseeing in
Stockholm took us to the Fjallgatan Street lookout and then a ferry ride across
to Djurgarden Island where we went to the Vasa Museum. This museum is home to the most amazing
warship. The Vasa sank in the Stockholm
harbour in 1628 and was not salvaged until 333 years later in 1961. The ship is 98% original and looks like it is
something from a movie set. The museum
was built around the ship and is 6 levels high.
Allan loves IKEA and since
Sweden is creator and home to the largest IKEA in the world he couldn’t keep
himself away. Corban volunteered to go
with him and gladly enjoyed an icecream after the visit. Other than this we have found more swimming
spot and are enjoying the sun and water.
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