Category: Sweden

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Jewels in Royal Stockholm

These are the royal jewels locked up in the treasury. Some are very old.

The parliament building
Crowns for any size prince and princess
The palace
Waiting room for something
Dinners served here for state guests
Formal dining room
Royal government business room
King’s bedroom
Poker table?
Table in the foreground from a pope
Ceiling paintings
Various medals
Pope’s robes
Notice the “IHS” inscription
From various state visits
Coronation throne room at the entrance
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Vasa (Stockholm) – the great failure

The Vasa was built in 1628 in Sweden to be the greatest warship in North Europe. Due to 3 or 4 major miscalculations it sank in the harbor on its maiden voyage. Then it was discovered and reassembled in this museum, 95% original parts and structure. Here is a link to the Vasa.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasa_Museum

Building the model.
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Stockholm is a real beauty

A friend’s cottage in an old area filled with small cottages without running water inside the cottage.

Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, is a well organized and fairly quiet place with good transportation, except for commute traffic, old buildings that predate WWII (Sweden was neutral and never fought over during the war). You don’t need cash since all transactions are cashless. We never changed Euro for Swedish Kroner. The trains are not always on time but more so than the ICE (long distance) trains in Germany, and they are very clean and comfortable. But Sweden is expensive so plan for “dishing out” a lot of money.

Talk about turning around in a narrow street, this driver had a helping navigator and did a superb job.
The old city is an island with some stocks (wood pillars) holding up parts, thus the name “Stock Home”. Just note that many words in English came from the Viking invasions of the British isles.
this guy gets around!
Swedes love the flag colors of light blue and yellow. Expect them to use those colors most everywhere, especially outside Sweden.
this week the US Coast Guard had their clipper ship in Stockholm port as part of a diplomatic mission. We got the free tour with fairly new “sailors” who were flown in from the US for the week but who were schooled in the operation of this 1936 war prize from Germany, still in opration (as an ambassador), clipper. The tour was free but the hats and other for sale kitsch was double normal tourist prices so we passed on the souvenirs.
another clipper just siting in the harbor