STHLM

We spent all day sightseeing. Even with a 3 day unlimited subway card, our feet are still sore from walking all over town.
We visited the Old Town, Gamla Stan, with it's very classic European architecture, cobbled streets and small shops. It's where the Royal Palace is located and we watched a changing of the guard, toured 2 of the royal apartments, the royal armory, the crown jewels, and the museum which displays artifacts from the original royal palace before it burned in the 1690's.


We walked around Sodermalm, which is the hip cool neighborhood. We even found a Vietnamese restaurant here for dinner. A little too posh to be considered authentic Viet for me, but the food itself was familiar and comforting. From Sodermalm, you can see a great view of Stockholm and its harbor.


We walked through Ostermalm for the food. A big market can be found here where you can buy produce, meat, fish, cheese, bakery items, etc. And it's all beautifully displayed. We stopped here for a late lunch and also bought some baked goods. There are a dozens of hot dog stands in Stockholm and the Swedes like their dogs with mashed potato for some reason. Rolled up in a flat bread with various condiments and mix-ins and you get a really popular, cheap meal. Joe had one with mash potato, lettuce, tomato, onion, ketchup and mayo.
We went to the Modern Art Museum in Skeppsholmen which, if you're not into modern art, can be a snoozer. Lots of pieces that don't make any sense. We also went to the Vasa Museum in Djurgarden. It has on display the only surviving 16th century warship. It sank on it's maiden voyage. This thing is unbelievably huge and there was so much information on display. We easily spent 3 hours there.