After breakfast, we took a bus to the train station just as it started to rain. We took shelter in the station for a while near to these impressive railings.
Stockholm was very quiet; the day before was midsummer's day which is a big holiday when everyone stays up all night. There were signs that a party had happened
We walked around the bay to find the tour boat company, passing Gustav Adolf's Square by the Opera
and round the bay passing many smart hotels
Our boat was to leave at 1.30 and we could have lunch on board.
We could have sat outside, had we wished, but we chose to sit inside and have a lunch of seafood chowder.
There was a very good commentary, both in Swedish and English, as we wove our way through some of the 30,000 islands in the archipelago, some with lovely and expensive summer homes, and others that are just a part of greater Stockholm.
The islands are of granite but unlike those on the other side of Sweden battered by the North Sea, they do have trees.
and small boats are plentiful
This fountain was made for New York, but they didn't like it and so it is now here in Stockholm
By the end of the cruise, the rain had started again. We returned to our hotel for a rest and then went down to the old town for dinner.
On our walk back to the bus we walked through the old town, past St George and the dragon, by the river and the Palace.
Pat and John on tour
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