01/2006, Stockholm

These are pictures of the the view of the harbor from our room...

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... the almost frozen sea....

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... Helgeandsholmen - The island of the Holy Spirit... that houses the Parliament ...

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.. the island of Gamla Stan - the Old town that houses the Royal Palace ...

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... and The Royal Palace itself.

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And a couple of pictures of the lovely, but sligthly overrated, Grand Hotel where we stayed -

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- which hopefully will be refurbished soon.

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Drottninggatan - a pedestrian zone with many shops and cafés

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The arch in the Parliament that leads to Drottninggatan.

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Nybroviken

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Old buildings in Gamla Stan. Some buildings on the island date back to the 12th century.

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Detail of German inscriptions on a doorway in Stortorget. This is Stockholm's oldest center in Gamla Stan.

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Another view of the city from Gamla Stan

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and another!

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Riddarholmskyrkan - Knights' Island Church

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Entrance to the palace from Slottsbacken. No, we did not visit Sylvia and family - we had no time.

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A statue of St George slaying the dragon in Gamla Stan depicts the victory of Sweden over Denmark (the dragon!)

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Stephan in front of Storkyrkan in Gamla Stan. Dating back to at least 1279 it was consecrated in 1306. Today it is used for royal events.

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Stureplan - another shopping area with great stores and restaurants.

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And last - One of the many gracious swans in the bay that do not seem to mind the below 0°C weather.