The Vasa had a long building phase of 2 years but a very short life on the sea for about some hours, it foundered after sailing about 1,300 m (1,400 yds). The ship is a giantism, unbelievable massive wooden construction, many artful sculptures. But the superstructure was too big, that led to the inglorious end.
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Since we had the Stockholm Card with free entry, we visited the Nordiska Museet, although it was not on our plan. The entrance hall and the next gallery rooms were impressive. The exhibitions are more for native Swedish. There was an Aurora walkthrough, but there, shooting photos was not possible, it was extremely dark, with some simulated, green aurora stripes coming up. Outside of the museum is a chill out area, where we got some cold drinks, Stockholm was hot.
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My wife and I entered this hotel after searching for a light lunch meal, like a salad or fresh seafood. And that was what we got, very good 🙂 I discovered that order/payment method there, many times in Stockholm: choosing and ordering the food in front of the cashier, paying immediately, getting a number and then searching a table. I found it very practical, faster and more efficient than the traditionally ordering in restaurants.
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I wondered how long it was bright as day in Stockholm; this photo was taken at about 10 pm, no signs of dusk. This time combined with warm weather at about 27/80 C/F gave a new feeling how to discover the night. Here you see the royal palace. There was also a guard a the entrance, who had a gaze like most of the security guards. The building was lovely, but not so dramatic as the king’s palaces in London or Paris.
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Want to see impressive underground art metro stations? Then visit Stockholm and begin with the Blue Line and station Kungsträdgården, a joy to look at it and get inspired 🙂 All you need is a metro ticket, which I bought with my Stockholm Pass which you get with a Public Transport ticket combined, thoroughly recommended. Higher ISO or a tripod are required, then feel free to shoot. For the passengers it’s not a problem at all to get on the photos, they are already accustomed to it. 🙂
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