A weekend in Stockholm
A friend is visiting Stockholm for a weekend, also called for it beauty the "Venice of the North". The tour usually starts in " Gambla Stan ", the old town that keeps buildings and streets from the fifteenth century with a clear Scandinavian spirit. The Royal Palace is awesome, and the morning guard shift is one of the most traditional events in the city. It is worth having a walk around its well-preserved medieval streets and visit the Cathedral, the Stock Market and the typical shops and restaurants. From Gambla Stan, there is a magnificent walk through the canal to the north into Norrmalm: the Royal Opera , the Grand Hotel (where the Nobel Prize winners are hosted), Operakällaren (exceptional traditional restaurant), and other beautiful buildings, Gustav Adolfs Torg and Kungsträgården , a beautiful garden, the most lively green space in the city. A longer walk to the east leads to Djurgården, where we find the Vasa Museum , the m...