MY NORDIC GALLERY
Part One: STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
Growing up, I was fascinated with
Sweden's Royal Family. I felt like King Carl-Gustav III and his
gorgeous wife Silvia were my personal King and Queen. I watched their
children Victoria, Carl-Philip, and Madeleine grow up in the
protective royal circles, hoping that their lives would turn out
wonderfully in the midst of the pressures that come with being born
into royalty.
Queen Silvia postage stamp
The Royal Palace is one of the largest
palaces in Europe. The family home is outside of the city in
Drottningholm. Official receptions are held in the Palace Apartments,
which are open to the public when they're not in use for official
business.
The Royal Guard watches over the Palace
and has been doing it since 1523! The palace as we know it was
completed in 1754, with some of the oldest remaining interiors dating
from the 1690s.
(I'm on a photo organizing spree and hope to find my pictures of the Royal Palace and the guards! If i do, I'll share them with you. )
My favorite part of Stockholm is Gamla
Stan (Old Town)
these buildings along the narrow streets kind of remind me of Italy
lots of fun tourist shops
where you can show your silly side
the church looming in the background is Riddarholmen church,
which was completed around 1300 and is the burial place for Swedish royalty
I love taking a walking tour in Stockholm
and I can't wait to go back and take nice pictures
(these shots taken with a disposable camera)
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