Stockholm has alot to do even in Winter but alot of the sightseeing boat tours and buses start to shut down around September as they wind down from the summer season. The city has alot of museums which are all free if you get the Stockholm Card (which includes transport as well). The museums are some of the best we've been to. The Vasa Museum was probably the best one although the Skansen Open-Air Museum was good too but we didn't have much time there.
The Vasa Museum contains the only preserved 17th century ship in the world and more than 95% of it is its original decorated with hundreds of carved sculptures. It took them 9 years just to formulate the drying process to get the ship ready for exhibition. Definitely go and see this one!
The Skansen Open-Air Museum is the oldest of its kind in the world and contains Stockholm Zoo and the Royal Djurgarden.
Another place worth seeing is the City Hall. It might not sound interesting but there is a particular room in there which you have to see for yourself. The whole room is a mosaic.
Apart of these museums we also visited the Nordic Museum, the Royal Palace and Junibacken. Junibacken is based on the story books written by Astrid Lindgren of which Pippy Longstockings is probably her most famous work.
Stockholm is not famous for any particular speciality of food given most Northern European places have a very large American influence including alot of franchises which are also in America. We were based near Gamla Stan (the old town) which is where the Royal Palace and Parliament is located. There are alot of cafes, restaurants to choose from here. They appear to be very keen on shrimp which is on everything from pasta, sandwiches and salads.
We didn't manage to visit Ostermalm Food Hall but we hear it dates back to the 1880s.
So until our next trip (Wales),
Kat & Will
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