Palace to See

While several of the Royal Palaces and Castles and Residences of Europe are quite beautiful, many have some access that is quite distant and viewed through fences. Buckingham Palace, for example, is viewed from a street plaza and surrounded by a massive fence.

In Stockholm, the building is quite easy to see, quite open to visit, and exceptionally beautiful. From the color and the decorative artwork to the ceremonial cannons and the watchful ceremonial guard, it was quite literally the most wonderful of the royal capitals on our visit.

After leaving the Royal Palace, we headed back to the ship for lunch, as we had a wonderful change of pace scheduled for the afternoon. We will belly up to the bar, so to speak, in the next post.

Walk to the Palace

Walking down the colorful narrow lane toward the Royal Palace is one of the treats of visiting Stockholm. Every direction you see a picture worth taking, and I took a ton of them. Coming out of the narrow lane, one of the wings of the Palace appears to open and welcome the visitor.

More views of the Palace in the next post.