We visited some friends who live in Stockholm, Sweden last year October 2013.
Here are some pictures.
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| at the local train station |
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| castle selfie - Shane and I |
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| Shane and I at a train station |
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| view of Stromgatan street and Norrstrom waterway from Riksbron walkway approaching "old Stockholm" |
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| Helgeandsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Helgeandsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden |
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| time for cuppa, berry tart with cream - yum! Wow Stockholm does excellent pastry |
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| church in old Stockholm - with German influenced architecture |
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| restaurant of some kind |
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| Shane with our friends Brendan (kiwi) and Charlotte (Swedish) |
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| at the square |
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| old water dispenser monument in the square |
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| cobbled streets and lovely colors on many of the buildings in old Stockholm area |
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| courtyard in old Stockholm |
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| autumn colors on building in old Stockholm |
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| cheese vendor - inside mall, downtown Stockholm |
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| we are at a private home - which is a castle on a lake with horse stables and yellow out buildings |
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| private home (castle) with several areas open to the public and tours ... old money made in lumber industry |
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| castle grounds - stables and out buildings |
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| horse stables on castle grounds |
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| rune selfie |
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| ancient rune from viking times - tribute, story of a man for his woman |
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| at a lakeside park, sign says "plocka upp! efter den hund" - got it |
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| lakeside park - has bands, swimming, boating in summer |
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| building at public lakeside park - features bands, picnics in summer |
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| autumn colors at the lakeside park |
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| more pastries, hot cocoa and coffee for us! |
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| view from pastry cafe |
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| lovely autumn colors |
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| still waters and a view of public court building |
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| from our friend's house - view of yard and neighbors |
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