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Spring Break – Views from Stockholm
Back in April, we spent a week during Easter break in Stockholm, Sweden. Here are some images from the trip, most from around Södermalm (where we stayed), Gamla Stan, Riddarholmen and Kungsholmen.
A view of Stockholm’s City Hall on a windy day Night view of the Våsterbron (and the shockingly bright DN building) seen from Södermalm Looking back at Södermalm from CentralbronNight view of Saint Mary Magdalene church tower in Södermalm A look down the cobbled hill in the quaint Södermalm neighborhood where we stayed Looking at Fotografiska, a photography museum, with Gamla Stan in the distance Some of the colorful buildings facing the water on Norr Mälarstrand in Kungsholmen A large steamboat on the water by Riddarholmen, with rain showers in the distance Looking up at Katharine Kyrka in Södermalm A peach-colored building with awnings on Riddarholmen Red, blue, red, blue electric scooters on a street in Södermalm Södermalm at night Old, fancy buildings on Strömgatan in Norrmalm A look at Skeppsholmen, a small island with many museums, from the high cliffs on Södermalm Karl Johan (someone Norwegians know well) in Stockholm Stortorgsbrunnen (an old water fountain) at Stortorget in Gamla Stan A street of old, wooden buildings in Södermalm Another look at Riddarholmen and Kungsholmen from Södermalm A cannon and a member of the King’s Guard outside the Royal Palace Sculpture “The Sisters” in Mosebacke torg in Södermalm View of fancy buildings from the bridge linking Djurgården to Östermalm Black and white of the modern Stockholm Waterfront Congress CenterA ferry heading to Djurgården, with the amusements of Gröna Lund in evidence A red train cruising by Norrmalm in the late afternoon light Bikes chained to Brännkyrkagatan in Södermalm Another peach-colored building with awnings on Riddarholmen A stone church in Södermalm my daughter likes to think of as Hogwarts A ship, af Chapman, moored off Skeppsholmen, that is utilized today as a youth hostel More colorful buildings on the waterfront along Norr MälarstrandPeople strolling on the waterfront across from the Nationalmuseum A building with character near where we stayed in Södermalm The three crowns atop the Stockholm City Hall at night Another look at the fancy buildings near where we stayed in Södermalm Closer view of Våsterbron another evening Last look across to the Stockholm City Hall on an overcast day
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8 thoughts on “Spring Break – Views from Stockholm”
that shot of the steamship with the rain in the background is a excellent shot! Perfect lighting!
Thank you. The light that afternoon was quite striking and I was happy to have witnessed it play over the waterfront (and to have had my camera in hand).
What a stunning collection of images. I was fascinated by all of the different types of buildings you photographed–there was a lot of variety and amazing amount of color. You did a great job in composing so many of your shots, making, for example, ordinary objects like scooters and bicycles into creative images. I also like the way that you included the sky and the water in a lot of the photos, which help us to better appreciate the beauty of the surroundings.
Thanks so much for taking the time to comment, again so thoughtfully. Stockholm really is lovely and the fact that it’s an archipelago really drives that point home for me personally. I’m glad you noted the water as a prominent feature in many of the snaps.
Wonderful. Loved seeing this brilliant Swedish architecture captured so well! Gamla stan and the coloured buildings are just so pretty. Did to stay at a hotel/private home?
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that shot of the steamship with the rain in the background is a excellent shot! Perfect lighting!
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Thank you. The light that afternoon was quite striking and I was happy to have witnessed it play over the waterfront (and to have had my camera in hand).
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What a stunning collection of images. I was fascinated by all of the different types of buildings you photographed–there was a lot of variety and amazing amount of color. You did a great job in composing so many of your shots, making, for example, ordinary objects like scooters and bicycles into creative images. I also like the way that you included the sky and the water in a lot of the photos, which help us to better appreciate the beauty of the surroundings.
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Thanks so much for taking the time to comment, again so thoughtfully. Stockholm really is lovely and the fact that it’s an archipelago really drives that point home for me personally. I’m glad you noted the water as a prominent feature in many of the snaps.
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Wonderful. Loved seeing this brilliant Swedish architecture captured so well! Gamla stan and the coloured buildings are just so pretty. Did to stay at a hotel/private home?
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Hi, thanks! We stayed at someone’s apartment arranged via AirBnB. It worked out perfectly for us.
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Some of the apartments available through Air BnB are absolutely fabulous!
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