Sweden Travel—Excursion to the Stockholm Waterways and Streets

Hop-On Hop-Off Boat Ride (redsightseeing.com⭐

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Stockholm is a city built on 14 islands, connected by 57 bridges over the two waters Lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea.  Here you can take a public ferry to the picturesque Gamla Stan (Old Town) or take a leisurely stroll among the relaxing grounds of the lush Djurgården park island. 

In Stockholm, travelers don't necessarily need to venture to one of the city's museums to learn about its past. Instead, stroll through Gamla Stan, the neighborhood where Stockholm itself was founded in 1252. Cobblestone streets, winding alleyways and colorful, classic architecture abound, creating a medieval atmosphere visitors can't seem to get enough of. 

For more information, visit the Stockholm Tourism Board's website.

Figure 1.  Hop-on Hop-off bus + boat ride

Photo Gallery

The below photos were taken on 04/03/2023.  Our group had taken the hop-on hop-off boat ride, but not the bus ride.  In this article, we will use Fig. 1 to identify the places where our group had visited in the below pictures.

Concert Hall and Its Neighborhood

Concert hall (red 18)—a home for the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and the Nobel Prize Ceremony

Concert hall

Central Station

Djurgården Park

Djurgården is a National City Park. Here, you can roam in unspoiled nature, enjoy lunch or coffee or visit one of the many attractions. The Vasa Museum, Gröna Lund, the Abba museum, the Viking museum, Skansen and Liljevalchs art gallery are all just a short walk from the boat stop. When the boat passes Nacka Strand, you can get off and have brunch, lunch or dinner at Restaurant J with a fantastic terrace by the water. Don’t miss the spectacular statue by Carl Milles, a 24-meter fountain at the inlet to Stockholm from the Baltic Sea.

Nordiska museet (museum; red 13) in the background

Overlooking Skeppsholmen island from Vasa museet (museum; blue 3) 

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Nordiska museet in the background and Vasa museet (museum; blue 3) in the foreground

Hop-on Hop-off Boat Ride

Viking Line in the background

Gamla Stan (Old Town)

Gamla Stan's charming ambience isn't all the area has going for it. The neighborhood is home to some of the city's top attractions, including the Stockholm Cathedral, Parliament, the Nobel Museum (which houses exhibits about the Nobel Peace Prize and its laureates) and the Royal Palace. Gamla Stan is also where you'll find Stockholm's oldest street, Köpmangatan, and Mårten Trotzigs gränd alleyway, the city's narrowest pathway at only 35 inches wide at its smallest point.

Saint Gertrude, German Church

Stortorget (historical landmark)

Charles XIV John's statue (red 3)

Storkyrkan—a Brick Gothic cathedral also known as the Great Church

The Royal Palace

Charles XIV John's statue in the foreground 

Dala Horse—Popular Swedish Souvenir and a Symbol of happiness and good fortune

Iron Boy - Boy watching the moon (the smallest statue in Stockholm)

References

1. 8 Best Things To Do in Stockholm
2. Gamla stan (Stockholm Tourism Board)
3. Sightseeing like a local
4. SL (Stockholms Länstrafik) 
• SL is the state-owned company that runs the public transport system in Greater Stockholm.
5. Commuter ferry, line 80
6. Commuter ferry, line 82
7. Commuter ferry, line 83
8. Commuter ferry, line 89
9. Stockholm by Hop-On Hop-Off Boat (redsightseeing.com)