Sam has been here before so he was the tour director.
As of 2010, the Stockholm metropolitan area is home to approximately 22% of Sweden's population.
ABBAThe museum was opened only a few weeks ago. |
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Welcome - there is a fan anxious to get in! |
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This is part of a getaway spot the group used to have family time and some work. This particular room was where a lot of song writing was done. |
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One of the many costumes on display |
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Kungstradgarden We were particularly impressed with the fountains in this park in the central downtown. |
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The very famous NK Department Store...Sweden's finest |
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You may notice here a shopper in action...couldn't find a thing!!!!! |
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The Grand Hotel |
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The hotel, opened in 1874, was the grandest hotel in Europe at that time. It featured hot and cold running water, elevators and ...they changed the sheets after "every guest"! Today it is the only Swedish member of the Leading Hotels of the World. This five star hotel has hosted all Nobel Prize laureates and their families since 1901. It has been host to countless celebrities over the years including Greta Garbo and Ingmar Bergman...and Sam, who has stayed here on his every visit to Stockholm...except this one! |
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The Royal Palace |
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The Royal Palace |
The Sentry Box |
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Since they didn't let us in, we settled for this sidewalk cafe. |
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This is a typical street-scape taken from the cafe. |
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Sailing out through the Stockholm Archipelago, with over 24,000 islets (small islands), it took five to six hours to reach open waters.
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