Sunday was spent again exploring sights in and around Stockholm. By coincidence, this was the day that tall masted sailing ships from all over were organized to parade into the harbor. We could have spent the whole day just watching the ships, but there were more attractions pulling on our interest. I won’t bore you with all of the interesting (to me anyway) details. But here are some highlights. We saw the Christina Cathedral shown here. It had burned in a tragic fire a few years ago, but has now been mostly restored.

We paid a visit to the City Hall, famous in part because this is where the banquet for the Nobel prize winners is held. We saw the Royal Armory and the Royal Carriage House. Both of these are housed in the Royal Palace in Gamla Stan. Here you can see the horse that Gustaf II Adolph was riding when he was shot during a battle in the 30 years war. Well, actually the horse is stuffed. 

You can also see the chair that one King was placed on, and the clothes he was wearing, that still show the blood stains after he was shot many many years ago.

There are coats of armor, clothes, portraits, weapons, toys, carriages, sleds, and other artifacts of the Royal Family from the last several hundred years.

We saw the Gold Room, a display at the Museum of National Antiquities where coins, jewelry, and other treasures dating back to the times of the Vikings are shown.

It was a day full of interesting sights, but, after two trips and several days in Stockholm on each trip, I have only begun to see this remarkable city.