We loved our time in Stockholm, although we did take it a little slower than Copehagen in terms of museums and checking of touristy attractions. Stockholm does have a tourist card with similar attractions to Copenhagen, like an illusions museum and a science museum but we opted for a slower paced week (Although I will share another post with the museums and activities we did visit.)

So this post is basically dedicated to some pretty photos I was able to capture in Stockholm on a gorgeous sunny day.

On the first full day we had after arriving, we did the Kiki’s Delivery Service Movie Location Tour with Aya. This gave us a fantastic introduction to the city centre but we made it a priority to come back to the charming Christmas markets in Stortorget, the oldest public square in Stockholm, located in the historic area of Gamla Stan.

Iconic building of Stortorget in Gamla Stan with Christmas Markets

The old town area of Stockholm was the so beautiful! All of Stockholm was beautiful! The Christmas markets were a highlight! Braino and I tried glogg - a spiced red wine, also known as mulled wine. It’s served warm and usually has spices like cinnamon, cloves, star aniseed and orange. It was surprisingly delicious.

The other area we revisited for the purpose of photography and enoying the views of Stockholm was the small island of Riddarholmen, next to Galma Stan. Riddarholmen roughly translates to The Knight’s Islet and contains many historic building and palaces that date back to the 17th century. We came here with Aya during the tour but by this stage in the afternoon it was getting quite dark. So I wanted to return on a day where the sky was clear, just before sunset. During the winter months, the sun sets around 3pm in Stockholm and it stays very low in the sky. I was really pleased to capture some of the golden glow from the afternoon sun hitting the buildings of Riddarholmen.

From Riddarholmen looking across towards Sodermalm

From Riddarholmen, we walked across the bridge to Stockholm City Hall and the continued down the water front, down Norr Malastrand past more historic building, to the Radhuest Train Station. The Radhuest train station is a destination in itself. It’s carved out of the bedrock and still resemble a cavern with red, rocky exposed interior walls. Actually Braino loved checking out all the underground train stations in all the destinations that we have visited thanks to his work in underground civil construction. His camera rolls is mainly photos and videos of all the different trains and stations. I don’t have any photos of the Radhuest train station but many of the underground stations were very impressive.

Overall, we really enjoyed the beautiful architecture and historic buildings of Stockholm. On a sunny afternoon, it was so enjoyable to wander around the central area and soak in the atmosphere. The Christmas markets were a very special highlight! It’s amazing how a blue sky can immediate lift your moods. I think us Australians take for granted how often we have lovely blue skies and sunshine.