Category Archives: Sweden

333 years underwater – Stockholm’s Vasa Museum

Posted on October 11, 2018 by

Sweden’s most visited tourist attraction is a museum with just one exhibit.  How does something so simple draw such large crowds?  Well, it’s one special artefact.  The Vasa Museum, situated on Stockholm’s Djurgården island, is home to the world’s only … Continue reading →

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Skansen, the world’s oldest open air museum – Stockholm

Posted on August 29, 2018 by

National history museums are often high on my ‘must see’ list when visiting a country for the first time.  They are the perfect place to learn about the local culture, both from the artefacts on display and the displays themselves: what a people … Continue reading →

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Vintage Fun at Gröna Lund, Stockholm’s city centre amusement park

Posted on August 17, 2018 by

It had been a cultural morning, a stroll around Gamla Stan, Stockholm’s old town, followed by a visit to contemporary photography gallery Fotografiska in the Södermalm district.  The gallery is on the waterfront and, as we stepped out in to … Continue reading →

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Subterranean Sweden – Stockholm’s subway art

Posted on August 14, 2018 by

Stockholm is a beautiful city, famed for its open spaces, waterways and islands.  So my travelling companions were unsurprisingly shocked when top of my itinerary for our long weekend in the Swedish capital was a tour of its underground train … Continue reading →

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