Stockholm

Just got back from Stockholm. Check out the pics below.

The Royal Palace, in Gamla Stan (old town)

Storkyrkan (Stockholm Cathedral) in Gamla Stan.

Medieval houses on Stortorget, Gamla Stan.

One of the beautiful old streets of Old Town. Some of these are barely 15 feet wide.

Norrport, the Northern Gate that leads to Old Town. This is part of the Swedish Goverment Building, the Rijkdags. On the north side, is the neighbourhood of Norrmalm, and the pedestrian street Drottningsgatan (Queen's Gate).

Drottningsgatan, this morning. Further up this street is Central Stockholm, Sergels Torg.

Sergels Torg. Central Stockholm.

The Royal Theatre.

Inner Harbour Scene. Stockholm is built on 14 different islands, on the north and south shores of Lake Mälaran.

 Stockholm is very much a mix of new and old constructions. Some of the newer buildings are way out there. In the forefront, the north entrance of the main Train Station.

This was my hotel, by the main train Terminal. This was about the only ugly part of Stockholm.

None of my pictures render the city well, it was overcast and somehow my camera wasn't able to render the colours properly. I went to Old Town 3 times, just wandering the old cobblestone streets.

What the pictures don't render is the amazing shopping. Not only was there great shopping in Old Town, but on Drottningsgatan, and then in Östermalm, all the upscale shopping is incredible. Around every corner there seemed to be a little square, with stands selling fruits and vegetables, and fresh flowers (yes in October, no less!!!).

Oh, and I thought Paris was hard to beat when it came to fashion. I might as well have been wearing a potato sack. I had the be careful to not get cut by the women's cheekbones as I walked by. Holy genetic gene pool jackpot.

Needless to say, Stockholm, I'll be back (with better clothes and more money!!!!).