Things To Do in Stockholm Sweden
Our past journeys were between the country side and the nature.
today… Our journey is different.
14 islands connected by 57 bridges formed the third state by the space in Europe.
This state which didn’t have wars for more than 200 years. And lived for 2 centuries in peace.
mixed its building method between the past and the present.
Here is the capital of Sweden. Things To Do in Stockholm Sweden
Stockholm capital of Sweden
We reached the royal Sweden castle. And welcome to Stockholm.
Notice: this the view of a tourist came to visit Sweden in its best time of the summer.
And not from the view of a person who stays in one of Scandinavian countries.
As there are many difficulties, which I didn’t talk about.
Which face the people in it like the cold weather and the lack of sunlight in many times of months’ year.
When we talk about the capital of any European countries.
The first thing you will think of is its historical landmarks.
And the historical landmarks of Stockholm have a different story.
first thing distinguish its old town which is on the most important island .
From the 14 ones that Stockholm established on.
That’s why we need to start our journey from Gamla stan’s neighborhoods.
Gamla stan
Now we are in the oldest yard in Stockholm in the old city Gamla stan.
In this yard the first pharmacy in the Sweden was established.
The Gamla stan is distinguished by its tight alleys from the middle ages.
Which are with the warm colors. And distinguished with the paved streets,
the old buildings and old churches.
its attractive yards which are filled with cafes and restaurants and souvenirs’ shops.
This statue is the smallest statue in Stockholm.
For real I don’t know what does it mean but I can see some coins around it.
In this old neighborhoods.
There is an oval construction on the sea front and tied with some bridges.
construction is the Sweden parliament.
And because Sweden is a country proud of its democratic system.
This place turned into a tourist attraction place.
Things To Do in Stockholm Sweden
Riddarholmen church
From this place the Sweden’s decisions are made. After this amusing journey between these neighborhoods.
We visited the oldest church from the middle ages.
Behind me is the oldest construction from the middle ages in Stockholm.
This construction called Riddarholmen church.
Which is on one of the islands of the Sweden’s capital.
And buried in this church many kings from the same historical era.
In the period of building this church the buildings is Stockholm were from the wood.
And that was the first building to be built from the bricks.
today the sea front of this church became an icon for Stockholm.
So when you see this front in any picture you will know that it’s from “Stockholm”.
royal palace Stockholm
This is one of the familiar scenes of royal guard show in Stockholm.
Which is repeating everyday especially the places around the king’s palace.
We reached the royal palace in the middle of Stockholm.
Which built in 1760 after the burning of the old palace which was in the same place.
We will go for a walk here and take some shots for you.
The royal palace if the official headquarters for the royal family.
king of Sweden and its wife come from in the official occasions.
And one of the most important occasions is in 6/6 which is The Sweden National Day.
In this day he meets people .. And after that the king and his family ..
Head in a car to wave for the people moving to reach the celebration.
It’s allowed for any citizen or a tourist to visit the palace and go in.
filming is available for everyone without any limits. Stockholm is connected by a perfect transport network.
Which covers all the places and neighborhoods.
Things To Do in Stockholm Sweden
transport in Stockholm
because Sweden is a country known with its protection for the environment.
So most of its forms of transport depend on clean energy sources.
Its trains and buses are always comfortable and clean. And if you need to stay in the fresh air. You can use these scoters.
Which are widespread in all European countries and Sweden.
If you need to stay in the fresh air and don’t need to walk. You can use these scoters.
Which are widespread in Sweden you can run it with phone app. With this all beauty above the earth ..
There is another different world under the ground. Metro station network of Stockholm.
And which is plaid on the stone in an amazing way which is hard to believe.
These stations will shock you when you go under the ground and move with it.
Like you are passing on big caves filled with creativity.
Through our journey in Stockholm we used the metro mainly as a form of transport.
And the stations of this metro have a different story.
As you can see every station of these ones is a painting with a different design.
Stockholm’s metro was built in 1950. And till today it’s a main form of transport in Stockholm.
These stations became the longest art gallery in the world. With a number of 90 station in Stockholm.
More than 150 artist supervise on these artworks. And more than 1m people use these stations every day.
This number is like half of the people in Stockholm.
As you can see it’s empty now because we are filming this at night.
Because it’s banned to film anything here when it’s crowded with people.
If you will visit Stockholm you must pass through these stations.
And you will know that I didn’t overestimate descriptionThings To Do in Stockholm Sweden
weather is Sweden
It’s a fact that the weather is Sweden is mild in summer.
But don’t be tricked with this light of sun .
Because while filming this weather surprised us many times.
And this fluctuation isn’t strange for the Scandinavian countries’ weather. Even in the middle months of summer.
And this thing that you need to put in mind. If Sweden or any Scandinavian country is your destination.
If you were walking in any road of any Sweden’s country.
You have to expect that in any time the weather will change and rain.
And have to stay in a closed place.
That’s why I recommend you to have something to read. Like a book to read in a public place.
As I’m traveling a lot it’s important for me to put in mind the overweight.
That’s why I’m using storytel.
Storytel application which contain thousands of audio books in English and Arabic.
This application protected me from the overweight of paper books.
And the best that if you don’t have internet you can listen to books offline.
And which make this application distinguished is the audio of the readers.
Which will make you love the book more and more.
Even you can make the read faster or slower as you want.
Unlike the paper books here you can listen to your favorite book anywhere.
And for me I’m very happy to use this app. Especially that I found the book I needed to read which is “Alarbaon”.
For sure now you are asking yourself.
If we were a family !
where are the places you can visit in Stockholm?
And for sure I didn’t forget you and did a list of a places that you can visit with you family.
But there is a notice that some of these places are closed now cause of corona virus.
And the most known place is “Gröna Lund” with its beautiful look.
And your day will be special in it.
And this place is known with the tallest swing in the world on 122m height.
The second place is “Ericsson Globe“.
Which is considered as the biggest spherical construction in the world.
In this building there is a big hockey stadium and galleries for shows and concerts.
But from outside there is glass capsules fixed on it.
It’s available to enter to be able to see a panoramic view of Stockholm.
And the third place is “Vasa Museum”.
This museum has the only ship from the seventeenth century.
And the museum named Vasa cause of the name of this ship which has 64 canon.
And which wrecked in its first journey in 1628.
museum considered as the most visited one.
here we finished our journey in Stockholm.
