Another Day In Old Town

I didn't have the luxury of time yesterday to post photos from our last day in Sweden as we spent the better part of the day at the airport. We are now back home and my children are sleeping in because they are probably suffering from pure exhaustion from having such a late night flight with long waits and delays, none of them due to airport facilities or procedures, just user error. Lesson learned, right?

We spent our last day in Gamla Stan. We found that area full of history and charm and thoroughly enjoyed exploring the cobbled streets and narrow alleyways filled with old buildings, enticing shops and tiny, wonderful restaurants serving traditional Swedish food.

Here we are crossing one of the many bridges into Old Town. And a bit of trivia, did you know that the Stockholm archipelago is made up of over 25,000 islands. It is a beautiful city!

Our first stop was back to the Storkyrkan cathedral. This was really a highlight of our trip. A breathtaking interior:

Our next visit was to the Royal Palace to tour the Royal Apartments and Palace Museum:

And wandering the streets again in search of homeland eats. G was especially proud of the boys during this stroll as they went from proudly waving their Swedish flags to using them for sword fights:

G's is already planning our return trip. I kid you not!