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The first time I came to Stockholm the capital of Sweden, as well known as “Venice of the north”, was almost 25 years ago and since then I´ve been to this beautiful city so many times  that I´ve lost the count, anyway, here are some photos that I took on my last visit earlier this summer. Stockholm is beautiful in the winter as well (especially if there´s snow) but I prefer the summer with the bright nights that never gets really dark. As well I included some shots from an excursion that I made to Trosa, a small city approximately 1 hours drive south of Stockholm, that I liked a lot and that I´m sure that I will visit again sooner or later.

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A Stoccolma,  chiamata anche  la Venezia del Nord,  ci sono andata per la prima volta 25 anni fa e da allora ci sono capitata cosí tante volte che oramai ho perso il conto; l’ultima visita l’ho fatta all’inizio dell’ estate. E´una cittá che anche d’inverno, soppratutto se c’é neve, é veramente bella ma, comunque la preferisco nella stagione estiva quando le giornate si allungano cosí tanto che le notti non si scuriscono mai. Questa volta ho fatto una gita nella cittadina di Trosa che si trova ad un’ ora dalla capitale andando verso sud e devo dire che me ne sono innamorata, sembra quasi di tuffarsi in un quadro e sono sicura che ci ritorneró prima o poi.

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En  Estocolmo, nombrada también la Venecia del Norte, fui por primera vez hace ya 25 años y desde entonces he ido tantas veces que he perdido la cuenta; la última vez fui a principio del verano. Es una ciudad que también en invierno, sobre todo si hay nieve, es muy bonita pero,  yo la prefiero en verano cuando los días se alargan y las noches casi no oscurecen nunca. Esta vez hice una excursión a Trosa, una ciudad pequeña que se  encuentra en el sur de la capital a casi una hora de coche y que me encantó, estoy segura que volveré allí tarde o temprano.

Kastellholmen – A small island in the center of the city with a small castle “Kastellet”.

Sergels Torg – the fountain and the roundabout at the most central public square.

Djurgården – View from Waldemardsudde – I just love this lush greenery.

Djurgårdsfärja –  I you don´t want to take the bus you can always take the ferry to Djurgården.

Midsummers Night – During the summer the nights are very bright, this photos was shot approximately 22.00h.

Djurgården -Waldemarsudde – Oh yes, some take a “siesta” in Stockholm as well.

On my way to Trosa – Just look at that field, that´s a Swedish summer view. Can´t you just imagine the smell?

Trosa – I´m not a fan of kit cars but I liked this one.

Trosa – All very picturesque.

Trosa – Here they come… the Vikings, or at least a typical ship.

I really liked Trosa, it´s very cute. If you have a chance to go there take it!

Trosa – Just look at this, it´s so beautiful.

Trosa – The main streets with a typical wooden house.

Trosa – The same street and the same house 1955 (approximately), the handsome guy is my father in law.

Trosa – One of the bridges over the canal.

Trosa – Kutter Konfekt – Homemade chocolate and marzipan.

Trosa – Kutter Konfekt – They had to drag me out of the small shop.

Jungfrusund – Back in Stockholm and the nice restaurant & bar Jungfrusund on Ekerö. Great place for a drink or something to eat, right by the lake Mälaren.

Jungfrusund – One of the nice terraces, if you look at the right of the photo you can see a part of a palm tree (in Stockholm!!!).

Norrmalmstorg – Bike – In Rome I found a green&black one but here it´s red&black.

Stureplan – One of the hottest areas for shopping, dining, to hang out…

Sturegallerian – Nice shopping center.

Biblioteksgatan – Nice shopping, between Norrmalmstorg and Stureplan, among others you´ll find COS here.

Biblioteksgatan – Wienerkonditoriet –  I just love these Fendi shoes!

Stockholm have the sea on one side and a lake on the other so there are a lot of boats to watch, like this classic yacht.

Arlanda Airport – In the middle of Stockholm on the island of Djurgården there is a big “fun house” for kids called Junibacken after one of all the stories by Astrid Lindgren (Pippi Longstockings etc). Now they have made a small “teaser” at the airport (I think it´s terminal 5) for the kids to play in while they wait for the flight, it´s very nice and I can tell you that my kids just loved it.

http://kutterkonfekt.se

http://www.restjungfrusund.se

http://wienerkonditoriet.se

http://www.junibacken.se