Exploring Downtown Stockholm

in #travel7 years ago

I decided to maximize the half a day I had to explore Stockholm, before flying back home.

Arriving at the Central Station...

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...The first stop was the Royal Palace

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The Royal Palace is the official residence of and major royal palace of the ruling Swedish Monarch - King Carl XVI Gustaf.

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The Palace is located in Stadsholmen, in Gamla stan in the center of the Capital

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As of 2009 the interior of the palace consists of 1,430 rooms of which 660 have windows.

The palace contains apartments for the Royal families, representation and festivities such as the State Apartments, the Guest Apartments and the Bernadotte Apartments. More features are the Hall of State, the Royal Chapel, the Treasury with the Regalia of Sweden, Livrustkammaren and the Tre Kronor Museum located in the remaining cellar vaults from the former castle.

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The Royal Palace is owned by The Swedish State through the National Property Board of Sweden which is responsible for running and maintaining the palace.

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After admiring the beautiful architecture of the Royal Palace, it was time to move on to quaint shopping district...

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Event a graffiti ridden alley way, had a certain charm to it...

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Theme park by the riverside..

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The final highlight of the day was to take in the charming city of Stockholm, was aboard a river boat.

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Went there one, stayed on a river boat in a frozen lake. Odd experience, loved it!

Wow that must have been some experience!

you seem to have a wonderful day and memories
i will have to look your blog evrytym I travel to other countries , it might help me places to visit

keep exploring and posting

I love travelling whether it is for business or for pleasure, so like capturing these memories. I certainly will keep exploring and posting! Thank you also for checking my blogs

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