The next stop was Stockholm, Sweden. The sail into Stockholm was just incredible. We travel through the Stockholm archipelago. There are approximately 24,000 islands that make up the archipelago. It is unbelievable to sail into this city. I highly recommend it. At some points there were seriously cliffsides just outside our balcony. You could almost touch them. The sail-in takes about 2 hours...
We were invited by the captain, with a handful of others to join the sail-in on the bow of the ship. Most of the ships we have sailed on have the bows open as public decks, but not this one. So, we joined the others and watch from the front of the ship. It was a great morning to be in Sweden. We had many things planned for the day.
Our first stop was the Vasa Museum. This was an incredibly interesting museum and on everyone's "must do" when they arrive in Stockholm. This is the where the 64 gun Vasa war ship is. This ship sank on her maiden voyage in 1628. The builders of the ship told the King, at that time, that the ship would sink. The King did not want to cancel the sailing and instead most people died onboard the vessel. The ship was not located again until the 1950s. The ship was salvaged in 1961 with most of it's hull largely intact. This picture is what it looked like when it set sail.
Our next stop was the original Absolut Ice Bar. Dan and I had already been to the Ice Bar in London but everyone in our group wanted to go and so we went. It is a lot of fun, but with only one day in Stockholm, I would NOT suggest the Ice Bar. This city is far to interesting to be inside a bar. Just my opinion of course, but we are really hoping for a re-do of Stockholm someday as it is a very beautiful city and we spend far too much time indoors.
Here is Dan and I in our Ice Bar gear. Everything in the bar is made of ice. The glasses, the bar stools... the bar... everything. It really is a "cool" place but only if you are going to spend some real time in Stockholm... not just a day.
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