STOCKHOLM PART II

I finally found the time to post the sequel of the Stockholm-series. I hope you'll enjoy it. :D

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Tuesday, 28th of December 2010.

Around 11pm.

Okay, so today was our first real day in the city. And I must say it looks totally different in daylight. And I mean that in a good way! Today was kind of museum-day.

We visited:

• Nordiska Museet (www.nordiskamuseet.se)
  A museum about almost anything. A lot of temporary exhibitions. Slightly modernistic.
• Vasamuseet. (www.vasamuseet.se)
  Built around the discovery of an ancient viking-ship called 'Vasa'.
  
• Moderna Museet (www.modernamuseet.se)
  Mostly a gathering of temporary modern-art exhibitions. It contains works of Andy Warhol, Picasso, etc.
• Arkitekturmuseet. (www.arkitekturmuseet.se)
  Small museum about the national and international accomplishments within architecture throughout the history of mankind.
• Nationalmuseet. (www.nationalmuseum.se)
  Probably the most old-fashion museum. An impressive collection of ancient art (mostly paintings) by artists such as Rubens, Rembrandt, Manet, and many more. (I must say that it was a really pleasant experience.)

For me the most impressive one was the Nordiskamuseet. There was an incredible variety there. From modernistic exhibitions about the history and importance of plastic to the evolution and revolution of fashion. All this settled in an eye-capturing setting. The Nordiska museum, the largest in Scandinavia, is a beautiful building that really makes you hold your breath. (At least, that was what I experienced)

It was already dark outside at 3.15pm, which my body found hard to accept. At 4pm, I really had the feeling like it was already 8pm! After the numerous museums we visited we went to 'Gamla Stan' the oldest part of Stockholm. Here, the spirit of old-Stockholm is clearly to be seen. Tiny old buildings in dark but cosy alley-like streets. (all of them beautifully lit of course!)

We had dinner there and had a beautiful ending of a busy yet amazing day.

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PICTURE OF THE DAY.

This is one part of Stockholm's skyline. It was hard to take pictures with the early darkness, yet I succeeded in taking this one, which I am quite proud about.