My plan for the rest of the day was to take a ferry to a large island called Djurgarden which is home to a collection of museums and recreation space. Despite its prestigious museums I didnt come here due to time, money, or knowledge on my last visit in 2003.First I took the metro back to the south end of Gamla Town where the ferry to Djurgarden starts hoping to see some more unique metro design. Gamla Town was bustling in tourist season and the start of the long...

Leaving the Royal Palace Museum I could hear the clomping of many horses hooves nearby on the cobbled streets. There were also canons firing so I wanted to see what was going on. I followed round to the other side of the Palace and saw a long parade of horses with uniformed riders in a processionI tried to get to the front to see where they were heading. They were gathering in the courtyard of the Royal Palace but there were already large crowds and tv crews wait...

After the disappointing tour of City Hall I was making my way to the House of Nobility. Unfortunately it was closed for a period of restoration although it had a very grand exterior.Then I went to the Medieval Museum which had free entry today. As tomorrow was the May 1 holiday on a Friday today seemed to be a half working day and early festivities. I had to cram museums today as I didnt know what was open tomorrow.Finally I went to the Tre Kronor Museum which is...

Next up was the Stockholm City Hall. It has a tall tower which dominates the city scape which you can also go up from May 1. When I arrived at 10.30 there were hourly tours and the next one was at 11am so I had to wait.First they take us into a large interior hall called the blue room even though its red. The original plan was to paint it blue so it was always referred to the blue room during the design stage. When it was built and the saw the sunlight streaming ...

This morning I was going to spend some time exploring the metro some more. The Stockholm metro is quite unique. The stations are not uniform in design and each one is a modern work of art. I'd seen stunning photos online and wanted to find some of these stations.I first went to the park from last night on the south side of Sodermalm Island to find the bridge again I'd seen on a music video. I wasnt on the right side and it was too difficult to get the correct ang...