After the disappointing tour of City Hall I was making my way to the House of Nobility. Unfortunately it was closed for a period of restoration although it had a very grand exterior.Then I went to the Medieval Museum which had free entry today. As tomorrow was the May 1 holiday on a Friday today seemed to be a half working day and early festivities. I had to cram museums today as I didnt know what was open tomorrow.Finally I went to the Tre Kronor Museum which is...

Next up was the Stockholm City Hall. It has a tall tower which dominates the city scape which you can also go up from May 1. When I arrived at 10.30 there were hourly tours and the next one was at 11am so I had to wait.First they take us into a large interior hall called the blue room even though its red. The original plan was to paint it blue so it was always referred to the blue room during the design stage. When it was built and the saw the sunlight streaming ...

This morning I was going to spend some time exploring the metro some more. The Stockholm metro is quite unique. The stations are not uniform in design and each one is a modern work of art. I'd seen stunning photos online and wanted to find some of these stations.I first went to the park from last night on the south side of Sodermalm Island to find the bridge again I'd seen on a music video. I wasnt on the right side and it was too difficult to get the correct ang...

Leaving the Royal Palace I was going to walk thru the old Gamla Town and find my way to my hotel. What surprised me on my first visit was that Stockholm is not a traditional city on a landmass but a collection of pebble like islands joined by bridges.Gamla Town the original old town sits on its own island of a few city blocks with a couple of smaller connecting islands. Last time I stayed on a ship hostel facing the old town but didnt venture much into the rest o...

Next section of the Palace was the State Apartments on the upper floor, again making other European Monarchs look like poor cousins. Once again photographs galore since none were allowed in my last visit in 2003 when I was so amazed.I had to rush a bit to complete it before they closed at 4pm. I also caught the hourly changing of the guards outside.