Stockholm, City Hall

Stockholm, City Hall

I was going through some of my photographs today and spent some time working on this particular photograph.

It turned out just as I had envisioned it when I was standing there trying to capture the photograph. I really like the final result.

Weekend In Sweden

Stockholm waterfront

Last week I was asked to attend some meeting in Sweden for work. While I am not a big fan of travel, it did leave me in Stockholm on a friday in the middle of summer with a long weekend ahead of me due to a Swiss holiday.

The same weekend also included a wedding anniversary for my wife and I so it seemed like a good idea to extend my stay with my wife joining me for a weekend trip.

Stockholm was a great place to be in the summer, lots of colors, activities, long days, and too much sun. The 3:30 AM sunrise, and sunsets close to 11:00 pm meant the sun was always out. By the end of each day walking around the city, I felt like a burnt piece of toast. It was almost too much.

Saturday and Sunday we ran around like American's with our Stockholm cards, which gave us free transportation and access to many of the local attractions. The 48 hour card seemed to be well worth the price if you are going for the American style visit which is to cram in every single sight.

By Monday we had slowed down, and took are more leasurly place. Just wandering the streets, with no where in particular to go.

My favorite stop was the Vasa museum. The Museum is home to a ship that sank in 1628 on its madien voyage. It was underwater for 333 years before it was salvaged in the 1960's. The ship has been restored and is the key focal point on the museum. The size of the ship was amazing, I couldn't believe how huge the ship was, and that it was built way back in the 17th century.