| On the boat to Drottningholm passing under the bridge to Langholmen. |
| Travelling on Lake Malaren I pass by Lilla Essingen island. |
| A sailboat heels over hard to avoid our tour boat. |
| A small island in Lake Malaren. |
| The freighter Ostanvik heads for the Baltic. |
| The boathouse of Drottningholm (Queen's islet) and to the far right the Palace. |
| Drottningholm Palace residence of the Swedish Royal Family. Construction began in 1662. |
| The steam-powered ferry Enkoping shortly after I disembarked. |
| No photos were allowed on the tour of the Palace. I could only take this shot of a hallway. |
| The Royal Palace theatre (Slottsteater) built in 1766 at the request of Queen Louisa Ulrika. |
| The Royal Palace from the back. Note the Hogvakten Royal Guard. |
| Rows of trees that mark the edge between the English gardens and the French gardens. |
| The Palace and the Hercules statue. Hercules is wailing away on the Hydra with a big club. |
| The Guard's Tent was built in 1781 to serve as quarters for the dragoons of Gustav III. |
| The Chinese pavilion was built in secret by King Adolf Frederik as a surprise present for his wife Louisa Ulrika in 1753. |
| A dog walk island with gated entrances in the Drottningholm estates. |
| A shady path in the English Gardens of the Drottningholm Estates. |
| A picnic area near Swan House Island. |
| This speedboat is anchored at the base of what looks like a cliff diving spot. |
| Drottningholm Royal Palaces built in the French style for a German Queen. |
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