tourist day - Stockholm

I wasn't going to do anything this weekend since the temperature was -13 C (+8.5F) on Wednesday, but it actually "warmed up" to a balmy +3 C on Saturday, so I decided to take a trip into Stockholm.

First stop: I went for a tour at Stadshuset or Stockholm's city hall. This is the place where they have the banquet for all the Nobel prize winners (except Peace prize, that is in Oslo).
(outside looking up at the tower)


(view of city from the lawn)


Next stop: National Museum. Very nice collection of Dutch, Impressionists with some bonus bronze Degas statues, and even Scandinavian design (furniture, kitchenware, etc.)
(outside in front)


(close by, a duck kickin it on a chunk of ice)


Next stop: Vasa museum. A museum demonstrating the not-so-mighty Swedish Navy. The Vasa is a warship from the early 17th century that sunk 20 minutes into a maiden voyage. It was just raised/restored and finished in 1988... it is very impressive up close actually.

extra: Subways. No good pics came from my camera, so I took the pic below from wiki, but each Subway station in Stockholm has some sort of artist theme going on. Here's a pic of one of the subway stops by the National museum: