5/5 John K. 3 years ago on Google
If
a
visit
to
Stockholm
allows
enough
time
to
get
out
of
the
city
for
part
of
a
day,
I
can't
imagine
a
better
diversion
than
a
visit
to
this
castle.
Our
ferry
left
from
the
western
terminal,
giving
us
a
different
view
of
the
Royal
Castle
as
we
left.
The
boat
ride
also
gives
you
water
views
of
the
Prince
Eugene
museum,
the
"God
our
Father
on
the
Rainbow"
statue/fountain,
spectacular
summer
houses
on
the
archipelago,
and
a
look
at
some
of
the
prettiest
ships
I've
ever
seen.
After
arriving
in
Vaxholm,
we
wandered
the
town
and
found
a
lovely
lunch
under
a
tent
just
steps
from
the
dock.
Our
daughter
(the
local
expert)
tells
me
that
with
such
a
short
tourist
season,
restaurants
in
Sweden
won't
survive
if
they
don't
provide
quality
and
value
to
the
locals.
So,
we
never
encountered
a
'tourist
trap'
restaurant,
no
matter
how
close
it
was
to
any
kind
of
attraction.
A
small,
cable
guided
ferry
takes
you
from
the
town
to
the
castle
itself.
Vaxholm
sits
on
one
of
the
major
shipping
lanes
into
Stockholm,
and
the
castle
was
built
to
protect
the
city
from
unwanted
visitors.
Most
of
what
you
find
inside
is
a
museum
outlining
the
history
of
the
protection
of
Sweden's
coastline.
Swedish
museums
have
a
delightful
tendency
to
include
little
things
that
will
frighten
visitors,
and
this
one
was
no
exception.
I
won't
include
any
spoilers,
but
it
made
my
wife
gasp,
and
then
laugh.
As
a
way
of
feeling
like
you
are
leaving
the
tourist
center
of
the
country,
and
are
truly
seeing
part
of
Sweden,
this
is
an
amazing
way
to
spend
a
summer
afternoon.
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