| Skansen, Stockholm's Open Air Folk Museum,
is one of the finest in the world. The park is laid out like a minature
Sweden. At the point in the park farthest north, the visitor finds
a recon- structed Lapland. In addition to the buildings from Swedish
farms and villages of the past, the park has an excellent wildlife habitat.
At all the exhibits, costumed guides provide information and perform demonstrations. |
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On our last day in Stockholm, we were doing some last minute shopping
when we heard music from about a block away. We walked in the direction
of the sound and discovered that it was the "guard" on their way for the
"Changing of the Guard" at the Royal Palace. We followed them to the
ceremony and stayed to visit the Royal Apartments and museum. |
| We stayed on Drottninggatan
Street at the Queen's Hotel. Drottninggatan is the center of much of
the activity in summer. Street musicians abound and the best shopping
surrounds you, all along a pedestrian street with plenty of benches for
stopping to enjoy the sights. Brenda was able to find plenty of market
stalls to pass her time. |
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The royal residence is the 17th century palace called Drottningholm.
On our trip to the palace, we took the boat out and the bus/subway combination
back. We're at the back of the palace in this photo. Reconstruction
work was being done of the front facade, but we didn't realize until we were
very close. Instead of the regular canvas or plastic covering the scaffolding,
there was a painting of the facade itself. From a distance, a tourist
could get a photo even better than the real thing! |
