Stockholm

       On Thursday, we went to Stockholm. After three hours driving through the snowy countryside, we arrived at 10:00a.m. in the Swedish capital city. We first pulled in up the cliffs of Södermalm so that we could enjoy a nice view over the archipelago. Then, we got into Gamla Stan, the old town. After a short guided tour, we all had two and a half hours of free time to have a look around on our own. At 2:00p.m., we headed to the Vasamuseet, undoubtedly one of the most famous attractions of the whole city. This museum exhibits a warship, the Vasa, the pearl of the Swedish fleet, which actually sank in the harbour next door in 1628 and was only picked up in 1621 that is 333 years later although some unsuccessful attempts to save her had been carried on before. After having watched a movie about the salvage of the boat, we also had a guided visit of the museum. Afterwards, it was already time to come back home.

Arthur