Welcome to Stockholm!
Jacob at Arlanda Airport
Carl and Sylvia say hi!
Ivan waiting for the American delegation
Arlanda Airport
Da ride
Swedish forest
More Swedish forest
Even more Swedish forest
Årstaberg Metro Station
Lena, Polina, Dannik, Jacob, and Benny at Årstaberg Metro Station
Our tour bus
A parade of classic cars
The Royal Palace is in the background. The flag means that the King is inside.
The Royal Plaza, with the Royal Palace in the background
The Royal Opera House
The building in the background houses the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
This building is presumably important too.
Probably something to do with laws
The Royal Palace
Stockholm Cathedral
National Museum
Ships and buildings
Statue
Memorial to Swedish soldiers in the Spanish Civil War
Upper-class residential buildings
Stockholm panorama
Luxury ship
Buildings
The German Church
Stockholms Stadsmuseum
Some graffiti can be downright dangerous ...
Parliament building
Golden clock!
Modern-style building in central Stockholm
The Swedish Bank
Half clock, half advertisement.
Dramaten Theater
Tire trees!
Lining up for the tour boat
View from the boat
Stockholm panorama featuring the City Hall on the left
Stockholm City Hall
Boats and buildings
Bridge and buildings
Stockholm's longest bridge can be seen in the background
Trees
Benny puts his headphones on the wrong way
Buildings and crane
Another ship
Gröna Lund amusement park. The Beatles played here!
Anarchist graffiti underneath a statue of Gustaf III. Annie, Benny, and Jacob.
Anarchist graffiti underneath a statue of Gustaf III. Benny, Annie, Dannik, and Jacob.
Swedish pedestrian crossing button
Benny and Lena with a guard at the Royal Palace
Changing of the guard at the Royal Palace
Street musicians in Gamla Stan
There are lots of handmade crafts being sold in Gamla Stan
Jacob, Polina, Benny, and Dannik at at a Gamla Stan souvenir shop
Street musician in Gamla Stan
Gamla Stan public entertainment
Stockholm metro train
Clockwise from right: hotel key, public transportation ticket, complimentary red wallet that came with the ticket
Chess game between Ivan and Yura.
The board. Ivan would win in about 20 turns by capturing a free knight, but their next game ended in a draw despite Ivan's material advantage.
Ivan deep in thought
Yura deep in thought
The position at the end of Ivan and Yura's second game. Ivan played white and conceded a draw despite his 3-point material advantage.
Outside Årstaberg Metro Station: Dannik, Benny, Regina, Helena, Alex, Annie, Jacob, Paulina
Big modern-style department store in central Stockholm
Lena in front of the Nordic Museum
The Nordic Museum
Benny, Polina, Helena, Lena, and Annie in front of a restaurant
Lena and Lena
Make way for ducklings!
Map of Djurgården
View of Stockholm from Kaknästornet Tower
Inside Kaknästornet Tower
Kaknästornet Tower elevator
Kaknästornet Tower
Inside a Stockholm bus. Lena, Gregory, Yura, Lena, Regina, Dannik, and Benny are visible.
Annie, Helena, Paulina, and Jacob inside a Stockholm bus
Street musicians
Swedish open-air market
The largest movie theater in Stockholm
Chinese lunch. Annie and Regina are visible. Drinking with chopsticks is fun!
Jacob crashing into a window at a restaurant
Jacob, Benny, and Dannik playing soccer against a team of two
Benny takes a penalty shot (and makes it!)
Paulina keeps score. Jacob, Benny, and Dannik are losing.
Annie selling something to Paulina
Regina taking a picture of Alex taking a picture of Regina. Or is it the other way around? I'm confused ...
Dannik, Benny, and Gregory in a bus or train
Alex next to a Smart car. Alex loves Smarts!
Jacob next to a Smart car.
Smart car
Polina, Jacob, Lena, Gregory, Benny, Yura, Dannik, Lena, and Regina outside Stockholm City Hall
Inside Stockholm City Hall
Gregory, Jacob, Lena, Lena, Benny, Polina, Dannik, and Yura inside Stockholm City Hall
Tourist information and prices at the Stockholm City Hall
Regina and Paulina at Stockholm City Hall
Paulina at Stockholm City Hall
The Blue Hall of the Stockholm City Hall
The Blue Hall of the Stockholm City Hall. Regina and Jacob ascending the same steps used by the honorary guests to the Nobel banquet.
Walking through Stockholm City Hall
Collection of rare Swedish schtuff at the Stockholm City Hall
The Council Chambers at the Stockholm City Hall
Gregory and Regina at the Council Chambers of the Stockholm City Hall
Funky electronics used by councilmen at Stockholm City Hall
Historical map of Stockholm at the Council Chambers of the Stockholm City Hall
Council Chambers at the Stockholm City Hall
Ceiling of the Council Chambers at the Stockholm City Hall
Lena at the Stockholm City Hall
Very important book at the Stockholm City Hall
The ceiling of the Tower at Stockholm City Hall
The Tower at Stockholm City Hall
The Oval at Stockholm City Hall. Every weekend, twenty couples get married here (including Lena and Ivan!) in a free ceremony.
The Oval at Stockholm City Hall
Flash photography is forbidden in The Oval. The sign is a little bit misleading...
The Prince's Gallery at Stockholm City Hall
At the Prince's Gallery at Stockholm City Hall
Nobel Prize winners get interviewed in this room.
Somewhere in Stockholm City Hall
Lena somewhere in Stockholm City Hall
The Golden Hall at Stockholm City Hall
Alex, Jacob, and Annie in the Golden Hall
Alex, Regina, Jacob, Annie, and Paulina in the Golden Hall
Mistake in the wall of the Golden Hall. A knight has his head cut off because the designers screwed up with some measurements.
Allegorical timeline of Swedish history in the Golden Hall
The back display of the Golden Hall. The Western world is on the left side, the Eastern world is on the right side. The Queen of the Lake Mälaren is in the center.
Back in the Blue Hall. The sculpture is of the architect of the Stockholm City Hall. At the top you can see the blue color that was originally meant to be used for the Blue Hall before he changed his mind.
Regina, Paulina, Jacob, Annie, and Lena at Stockholm City Hall
Regina, Alex, Gregory, Annie, and Lena in Stockholm City Hall
Display at Stockholm City Hall
Alex being a good citizen and returning his City Hall entrance sticker
View from Stockholm City Hall
Jacob, Annie, Lena, and Gregory in Stockholm City Hall
Paulina, Jacob, Gregory, Alex, Annie, and Lena sitting outside Stockholm City Hall
Lena next to a statue near Stockholm City Hall
Alex and Regina next to a ship
Lena, Annie, and Regina walking
Many trash cans here are full, resulting in trash lying all around them
Sweden's largest bridge is in the background
Regina, Annie, and Lena
Lena, Regina, and Gregory
Regina and Annie on the slide
Lena and Annie next to a lion
Annie and Helena pogoing
Paulina, Benny, Jacob, and Dannik on a big swing
Benny, Jacob, Dannik, and Helena on the aforementioned swing
Gregory, Annie, Lena, Lena, Paulina, Yura, Polina, and Regina eating lunch
Jacob, Dannik, and Benny playing yet another 2v3 game. This one was a tie.
Ivan's guitar, that Alex and Jacob fixed up
Jacob, Lena, Polina, Benny, Dannik, and Yura.
Jacob, Lena, Polina, Benny, Dannik, and Yura
Benny closing his ears to a nearby train
Annie at the Årstaberg Metro Station
Lena, Polina, and Yura at the Årstaberg Metro Station
Lena and Polina at the Årstaberg Metro Station
The World Trade Center in Stockholm Central
Digital clock on a Stockholm Central building
Entrance to Skansen Park
Three-dimensional map of Skansen
Old-style houses in Skansen
At Skansen
Annie, Lena, Alex, and Benny at Skansen
Gregory and Annie at Skansen
Alex leaning against a Telefon booth
Dannik and Alex pimpin da place up
Lena riding a stationary bike
Dannik riding a bike at Skansen
Benny inside a telephone booth at Skansen
Polina at Skansen
Alex, Carl Linnaeus, and Lena at Skansen
Polina in the Skansen Rose Garden
Polina and Annie at the Skansen Rose Garden
Polina, Annie, and Benny at the Skansen Rose Garden
Statue in the Skansen Rose Garden
Skansen scenery
Skansen panorama
Skansen Rose Garden
Carl Linnaeus at the Skansen Rose Garden
Dannik, Annie, Polina, Benny, Carl Linnaeus, Lena, and Alex at the Skansen Rose Garden
Annie, Alex, and Lena with a nice view of Skansen and Stockholm in the background
<To do: find out what this is>
Polina, Lena, and Yura at Skansen
Alex outside a greenhouse in Skansen
Alex walking through Skansen
Very complicated garbage bin. Benny is confused.
A spork!
Scandinavian kittie-bunnies. Freaky.
Ducks at Skansen
Tiger-bunnies jumping
Peacock in Skansen
Green trees, green water in Skansen
Goat in Skansen
A greenhouse in the most literal sense of the word
Two-dimensional map of Skansen Park
Bison in Skansen
Polina and Lena in Skansen
Road marker from 1666
Piggies in Skansen
Horse in Skansen
Alex aiming a cannon at Dannik. Benny is next. We were kicked out soon after this photo was taken.
Inside the manor
Live glassblowing demonstration in Skansen
The infamous Stockholm harmonica hobo
The things that people do for money ...
Stockholm Central Station
Nobel Museum
Historical buildings near the Royal Palace
Helena
Gregory, Annie, Lena, and Jacob in front of a fountain
Gregory, Annie, Lena, Helena, and Jacob in front of a fountain
Alex taking a picture of Benny taking a picture of Annie, Dannik, Helena, and Yura
A rose! How sweet!
Guards in front of the Royal Palace
Benny and Lena with a Royal Palace guard
Statue and the Royal Gift Shop
The Royal Gift Shop
Entrance fees for the Stockholm Royal Palace. It's different from most royal palaces in that respect.
Preparation for the changing of the guard
Entering the Royal Palace
The only photo I took inside the Royal Palace, before I decided not to risk having my camera confiscated
Changing of the guard at the Swedish Royal Palace
Alex intently reading a Swedish newspaper
Benny and Alex outside the Royal Palace
Regina in the Dark Ages
Alex in the Dark Ages
Regina and Elizabeth
Alex on Marten Trotzigs, the narrowest alley in Stockholm
Alex and Regina above Marten Trotzigs, the narrowest alley in Stockholm
Alex and Carl Larsson
Alex and Carl Larssen
Elizabeth and Alex at Stockholm Public Library
Taisa and Nina
Nina, Vitya, and Dima
American breakfast on board a Swedish luxury ship
Regina and Alex onboard a luxury ship
View from the ship
Polina, Yura, and Benny dancing on the ship
Lena, Lena, Regina, and Annie talking on the ship
Helena and Annie dancing
On Åland
En route from one ship to another
Lena, Regina, and Lena going from one ship to another
Åland
Lena aboard the second ship. Åland is in the background.
Annie with a balloon. Åland is in the background.
Polina, Yura, and Regina aboard the second ship.
Regina and Alex on the second ship
Regina, Helena, and Alex
Gregory
Elevator on the second ship. The first was even bigger, with 12 decks!
Alex on the second ship
View from the second ship
Exhibit at a metro station
Regina explaining to Alex that he should shoot straight. Unfortunately, Alex was unable to do so.
Annie's balloon-doll, dressed up by Paulina
Balloons!
Helena, Paulina, and Benny playing on an old-fashioned elevator
Helena and Benny playing on an old-fashioned elevator
Regina, Benny, and Helena hiking in the woods
Benny, Helena, and Ivan picking berries in the woods
Blueberries!
Helena using a walking stick
Authentic Swedish forest
Regina walking through the woods
Lena, Benny, Helena, and Regina walking through the woods
Regina in the woods
Ivan in the woods
Benny showing Lena his own walking sticks
Ivan and Helena walking through the woods
Benny looking for more sticks
Lena, Ivan, Helena, and Regina in the woods
Annie and Regina walking through the woods
Alex and Annie in the woods. Alex looks pretty macho, huh?
Helena, Regina, Ivan, and Annie in the woods
Benny, Annie, Ivan, Helena, and Regina in the woods
The woods
Ivan, Regina, Benny, and Annie in the woods
Lena, the Mushroom Hat, Regina, and Annie in the woods
Lena, Helena, the mushroom hat, Annie, Regina, Alex, and Benny in the woods
Lena, Helena, the mushroom hat, Regina, Alex, Annie, and Benny in the woods
Ivan, Alex, Helena, Lena, Benny, and Annie looking at the green lake
Ivan, Alex, Annie, Lena, and Benny in front of the green lake
Benny and Regina climbing
Benny, Lena, Regina, and Helena in the woods
Regina and Helena in the woods
Annie and Helena in the woods
Regina begging Alex to restart the computer
Vitya, Annie, Lena, Polina, and Dima at the first picnic site
Gregory, Annie, Lena, Polina, and Yura at the first picnic site
Grilling chicken: Gregory, Jacob, Dannik, Dima, Vitsa, Yura, and Benny.
Polina, Liza, Lena, Nina, Taisa, and Lena at the first picnic
At the picnic
The ladies: Helena, Masha, Paulina, Annie, Anya, and Valyria
Stockholm panorama as seen from the first picnic site
Fire!
Alex at the first picnic site
Regina at the first picnic site
Jacob and Paulina had to go back from the first picnic in the trunk of Ivan's car. Fortunately they survived.
Annie swinging
Lena swinging
Inna
Regina
Playing Durak in the car en route to the second picnic
Yana
Sasha
Inna and Leonya
At the second picnic. We have a table!
Alex taking a picture of Inna taking a picture of Alex taking a picture of Regina
Regina with her iPod
Regina and Inna
People jumping into the lake from a raft
Swans and ducks
Yana and Inna
At the second picnic
Group photo! Top row: Leonya, Dima, Yura, Polina, Dannik, Taisa, Sveta, Alex, Regina, Inna, Ivan, Lena, Lena, and Gregory; Middle row: Liza, Anya, Nina, Valyria, Paulina, Yana, Sasha, Benny, Jacob; In the very front: Masha, Annie, Helena; Not pictured: Vitya (who took the photo)
Alex presenting Stockholm
Lena, Annie, Jacob, Gregory, and Alex preparing to leave for the airport
