Stockholm Sweden

Welcome Stockholm, Sweden capitol city of the country. This was a city that we wished we had more time in. Stockholm has a population of about 1 million in the municipality and twice that in the surrounding area. It's home to 22% of the country's population. There are numerous islands and water ways making up the city.

Alexandra in front of the Swedish Parliment.













One of the many bridges in the area around Old Town and the Stockholm Palace.

Alexandra making a new friend.

Jakob's Church, around the corner from the opera house.












Old Town, Gamla Stan. The tower on the church Riddarholmen.

Walking the streets of the Old Town of Stockholm on my birthday.

A street in Old Town.

The windows of the second yellow building on the left all had mirors on the open windows. The view out of the windows looked down the street toward the water which was behind us.

First weekend

7 May
Friday was spent sleeping in until past 1200. A decision was made for our apartment in Mytna after one last look at it. The couple that lives in the building currently will be going back to the states at the end of June. They have been very helpful in giving us useful information. We spent a couple of hours at their place Friday evening before heading into Old Town to walk around and have dinner. Thursday, Friday and Saturday are the most active nights for people to be out. We pasted numerous groups of men and women out on bachelor and bachelorette parties. Most seemed to be from the U.K.. We ended up at a restaurant across from the U.S. Embassy called Rio. Great place for Brazilian food! Big restaurant on the ground floor and bar lounge under. Saturday we will be going to Vienna and returning Sunday.

Our plans are to ride on a passenger ferry along the Danube River into Vienna and then return Sunday evening on the train.