| The Norstrom (North Channel) and Stromsborg Island. In the background is the City Hall. |
| One of the oldest buildings in Stockholm (parts date from the 13th Century), Riddarholmen Church burial place of Swedish monarchs. |
| Gamla Stan (Old Town) streets and Storkrykan Church. Old town is located on an Island. |
| The area south of Gamla Stan across the river. |
| A pedestrian only street in the heart of Gamla Stan. |
| The Stock Exchange building was built from 1773-1776 replacing the Town Hall. |
| The 18th Century Royal Palace. Consisting of 690 rooms it is still home to the Royal Family. |
| The Royal Palace is guarded by the Hogvakten a unit of the Armed Forces that date back to the 16th Century. |
| A humorous statue of Hans Alfredsson sticking his head out of the sewer. |
| Djurgarden Ferry from Nybroviken inlet to Djurgarden island. |
| The fortress-like Radisson Hotel and some of the Ferry boats to the 1000's of islands around Stockholm. |
| The Vasa museum which holds the recovered wreck of the warship Vasa. It was completed in 1987. |
| SS Sankt Erik - a steam powered Baltic icebreaker launched in 1915. Sweden's first icebreaker. |
| The 64 gun warship Vasa which sunk on its maiden voyage in 1628 and was raised in 1961. |
| The carved stern of the Vasa. It is covered with carvings as befits the flagship of the Swedish fleet. |
| A 20 foot long model of the Vasa with the remains of the Vasa in the background. |
| The Vasa is held in a dimly lit museum to protect it. This is perhaps the best photo I managed. |
| Me in front of the bow of the Vasa. |
| The port side of the Vasa with a view of some of the re-created masts. |
| The bow of the Vasa. Where the wood is light coloured is the replacement wood. |
| Stradvagen boulevard apartments. Designed to look like Paris. |
| A galley in the Museum of Historical Antiquities designed to look like a Church. |
| A carved stone depicting Odin coming to take fallen heroes to Valhalla atop his horse Sleipnir. |
| Artillery pieces on display in the Armemuseum. The building was constructed as an arsenal in 1867. |
| The Swedish Carriage Museum holding carriages mostly from the 19th Century. |
| The Djurgården line a restored heritage tramway called line number 7. |
| One of the famously narrow streets in Gamla Stan. |
| The Blue Hall in City Hall. It is the location of the annual Nobel Prize banquet. |
| The Council Chamber of Stockholm City Hall. The ceiling is designed to appear to be an overturned Viking longboat. |
| The Queen of the Lake Mälaren mosaic in the Golden Hall of Stockholm city hall. |
| One of the mosaic murals in the Gold Hall of Stockholm City Hall. |
| A statue of Swedish Revolutionary Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson (1390s - 1436). |
| The cenotaph of Birger Jarl, the founder of Stockholm. There were plans to bring his remains here but they were dropped. |
| Gamla Stan and the Palace in the background, parliament in the middle and Stromsborg in the foreground. |
| Swedish Parliament the Riksdagshuset. |
| The Globe Arena, a 110m hemispherical building completed in 1989. It seats only 13,850 for hcckey. |
| Lake Malaren and Langholmen island. |
| The Courtyard of Stockholm City Hall. |
| A recreated 1890's millwrights factory in the Skansen Open Air Museum. A recreated 1800s rural village. |
| Historical buildings from all over Sweden were brought to Skansen to recreate 1800's Rural Life. |
| Stockholm Town Hall looking over Norstrom Channel. |
| A common Rune Stone from Sodermanland. This one is a memorial to someone named Torfast. |
| The Alvros Farmstead brought to Skansen. |
| A traditional rural windmill brought to Skansen. |
| The metal Hallestad belfry. It was donated after a church burned down leaving only this belfry. |
| A small, farmers cottage in complete working condition in Skansen. |
| A seal in its habitat in the wildlife preserve in the Skansen outdoor museum. |
| A country lane in Skansen with wooden and stone fences. |
| A traditional Hunter's shelter from rural Sweden. |
| A Laplander hut with a Sami Hut on stilts sitting behind it. |
| A flax mill that was brought to Skansen. |
| Skansens Bergbana, a funicular railway on the northwest side of the Skansen hill. |
| The Town Hall from the island of Riddarholmen right in front of Birger Jarls Torn. |
| The statue of Birger Jarl (1210-1266) and on the left Wrangel Palace (1802). |
| The Swedish House of Lords, no longer a governing body it is an Institute that acts as an interest group for the nobility. |
| Slottsbacken with Stockholm Cathedral in the background and the Royal Palace on the right.. King Gustav III's obelisk. |
| A bronze statue of St. George and the Dragon inspired by a statue in a nearby Church. |
| Medieval homes lining the side of Stortorget Square in Gamla Stan. |
| A cannon ball in the corner of the building is, according to legend, dating back to the Stockholm Bloodbath in 1921 when it was fired at the Danish king Christian Tyrant. |
| Marten Trotzigs Grand street off of the main street (Vasterlanggatan) is Stockholm's narrowest street. It is less then 1 metre in width in some places. |
| Swedish Parliament Building. |
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