Stockholm, Sweden

2 MORE DAYS!!!! (and I still can't decide what to pack)

I'm finally on the last stop of our cruise.  Stockholm, Sweden.  We chose a tour that goes to the Vasa Museum and to Sigtuna.

The Vasa Museum hosts the historic vessel the Vasa.  It has more than 95 percent of the ship in its original form.  This ship took over 2 years to build.  They used a hull built of more than a thousand oak trees with 64 cannon masts over 50 meters high and contained hundreds of painted and gilded sculptures.  It's crew contained over 450 men.  In 1628 the ship sailed for less than 20 minutes (barely 1300 meters) when the wind caught her sails and toppled the warship.  It was too thin for it's sails.  The ship sank almost immediately and stayed in the mud of Stockholm harbor for over 300 years before she was raised in 1961.  Over 12,000 artifacts were also recovered.

After the Vasa Museum we will visit Sigtuna.  Sigtuna is a "quaint and idyllic little town" according to the brochure.  It has colorful old wooden houses, tiny shops and narrow streets.  It contains the oldest street in Sweden called the Stora Gatan

Stora Gatan Street

Church Ruins

Old City Hall