Stockholm, Sweden

We ventured into Stockholm on our own in the morning, and took a tour in the afternoon.  When we got off the shuttle bus we were in a central area surrounded by impressive government buildings.  One is shown in the pictures.  Our first stop was to find a quaint little cafe to have a latte and were lucky enough to find one with a great upper roof level patio where we enjoyed our latte, and tried in vein to connect to a wireless internet source, but they all required a password, so that was a lost cause.  You can see Karen enjoying her latte in one of the pics.  We then toured the old part of the town, shown in one of the photos as a long narrow street.

In the afternoon, our guided tour took us to the royal palace, which was pretty spectacular, with reminders of Versailles, but photos were not allowed inside, and the outside was basically surround with buildings that made exterior photos difficult....also, the sudden rain shower hampered photos.  There is a picture of a large statue near the palace, of St George, slaying the dragon, and as many of you know, the name St George has significance for me, so I could not resist taking a picture