Photos taken from the weekend of July 11, 2008:
I was fortunate enough to have some company for my weekend excursion to Sweden which made for some good times. My itinerary was in place and my colleague Emma Jan was along for the ride. The old town had a very familiar look and feel as much of Europe which was a bit disappointing. But…What really separated the country from the rest of Europe in my mind’s eye was the uniqueness of each of the islands that made up the country. It was almost surreal. It seemed almost a different theme dominated each of the islands we visited. Sweden is comprised of 14 major Islands which are connected by over 50 bridges (according to my tour guide) which makes the most enjoyable mode of transport the water taxi. We took full advantage of a hop on / hop off tour and hit just about all the major locations you must visit in Stockholm. Here are the locations we hit in order of my favorite locations:

1. Vasa Museum (incredible war ship that sank in 1628 and was salvaged 333 years later.)
2. Stadshuset (The City Hall which is where the Nobel Price was founded. Also where the award ceremony is held every year.)
3. Take a water taxi. So beautiful to look back at the city from the water.
4. Kungliga Slottet (The Royal Palace – Amazing Chapel)
5. Walking Around Stockholm’s Djurgården Island (Very scenic walk)
6. Skansen (Open-Air Museum – It’s basically a zoo. Mainly for kids but I hadn’t been to a zoon in ages. Nice time)
7. Gamla Stan (The Old Town)
8. Nationalmuseum (The National Museum of Fine Arts)
9. Nobel Museum (The Nobel Museum)
10. Nordic Museum (Didn’t go in but the building was quite impressive. Right behind Vasa Museum.)

Some of my favorite pictures followed by the full photo gallery of pictures taken: