Sightseeing in Stockholm

Although I spent four nights in Stockholm, I only spent one full day exploring the city. I have day trips scheduled for my other two full days. Stockholm is a city made up of fourteen islands. Despite the cold, I enjoyed my time sightseeing in Stockholm. I spent some time exploring the narrow, mostly-pedestrian old town streets. I saw  Swedish Parliament building, the Cathedral of Stockholm, and the Stockholm Palace. From the palace, I walked past the Moderna Museet on the island of Skeppsholmen to the island of Kastellholmen.

I have been amazed by the colors of the leaves. The leaves don't turn those vibrant colors in Texas or California. It actually feels like fall. Most years, I don't notice it's fall until it's almost winter. But here, I noticed as soon as the plane landed and I saw the trees.

After exploring the Kastellet, a small castle built in the 1800s on Kastellholmen, I walked back toward the Strömbron bridge to Stockholm Sightseeing boat company to go on the last Royal Canal boat tour of the day.

On the 45-minute tour, I listened to a recording while the captain steared the boat. The boat floated through the Djurgården canal and around Djurgården Island. The tour featured Rosendal Palace, Villa Gröndal, and the home of one of the members of Abba. As we neared the port at the end of the tour, it started raining. I was glad I was dry on the boat rather than wet outdoors. The rain lightened up. Fortunately, I had taken my rain coat, so I was okay even after I disembarked and started walking back towards the hostel in old town.