As you can see from the above picture, we are in Stockholm! Definitely the most northern point of our trip, although we'll go a bit more east when we leave through the Stockholm skärgård. These are our coordinates now:
We were a bit worried about getting a berth in Stockholm as - like in many big cities - there are not a lot of marinas and the ones there are soon full in the height of the season. We got to the 'Vasahamn' by 13:00 and found at least 4 free places. By 13:30 they were all taken, so we were just in time! It's not a very calm harbour, the wash from the many craft in the harbour makes us rock and roll all the time. But we are in what is said to be Scandinavia's most beautiful city, so we grin and bear the slopping around!
After lunch we went to the fantastic Vasa Museum, which is a few minutes walk from the boat. This must be seen to be believed, a 1632 ship which capsized after a few miles on its maiden voyage and was only found, lifted and restored in 1961.
Then we took a walk around the 'Gamla Stan', the old town. This too is very nice and worthy of the most beautiful Scandinavian city.
Tomorrow, we'll do a bit more 'being tourists'.
Location:Sweden
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