Saturday, April 7, 2012

Stockholm

I have dreamt of living in Europe since I was 18 years old.

Old Town from water


Royal Palace


But the Europe I dreamt of wasn't modern and hip and ultra techy like much of Helsinki--it was old.

street scene 3


Really old.

red building


Like peeling paint, crumbling bricks, cobblestone-streets-so-narrow-you-can't-drive-a-car-down-'em old.

alley


So when we arrived in Sweden, I thought to myself "this is the Europe I always dreamed of."

swedish flag


We were warned that we would find Stockholm breathtakingly beautiful...and old.

street scene


And it did not disappoint.

water taxi to Old Town


alley 2


street scene 2




palace detail


sculpture


church


pretty window


street lamp


joey and lily plaza

4 comments:

  1. Beautiful pictures! I have yet to visit Stockholm, but it is absolutely on my to-do-list. Glad it didn't disappoint!

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  2. Stockholm is great. You going has made us want to go too. But there is a difference between Scandinavia and Europe. Europe begins in Copenhagen. I never believed the statement till I got there....Try and pick cheap flights and have a long weekend in one of the true European cities...Around Baltic you can see traces of Hansa trade everywhere, but beyond that it is a different word. Do Tallinna too, the old town will please you.

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  3. Absolutely breathtaking. WOW. I just love the colours, and those narrow streets. Wow, again.

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  4. Very pretty! And I have to think that is what most people see in their imaginations when they think of Europe ... old buildings, beautiful architecture, cobble stone streets. How wonderful that you get to explore such interesting places while on vacation : )

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