Today , a different track . To Central station , a tram and a walk to a ferry terminal to Vaxholm . The rides all went sort of to plan , with some parts cancelled , so we walked between stops and caught the next tram . Miscalculated a bit we ended up having a longer walk , but took us past some more impressive architecture . This building is the Royal Dramatic Theatre , fairly dramatic gilt lights & portico .
This is The Esplanade Hotel on the left and the Diplomat Hotel on the right
Continuing on , we arrived at the ferry terminal in time and didn't have to wait long before we boarded the ferry . Vaxholm is about an hours ferry ride away , out in amongst the islands . Here's the crew .
Someone was a bit interested in my photo .
As we pulled out from the dock , we became one of the multitude of boats & ferries out on the water .I sat inside for a bit , but it was far better being out on the back deck in the fresh air , checking out all the views . This sculpture caught my eye , a man on a board reaching for the stars .
The ferry stopped at a few locations along the way , many of them on small islands that don't have road access .
Coming into Vaxholm , we spotted a castle , which is approximately 200m away from Vaxholm dock . It's Vaxholmen Castle .
We discovered a bustling little town , restaurants & bars everywhere . We spotted this Hotrod - who would have thought a Volvo could look this good 😆😉
Not to be outdone , an elderly gentleman drove up in this Ferrari convertible , and showed he probably shouldn't be driving , by the way he hit the gutter & mounted the curb !!
These yellow boats are vehicular ferries and were constantly going between Vaxholm and another island nearby , for the whole time we were here . They were carrying buses , trucks , cars etc.
After some Thai for lunch , we crossed over to Vaxholem castle via another ferry and wandered around it for a while . This family of swans were there to greet us .
There were a few geese as well
The castle seemed to have it's fair share of weaponry to protect it , from cannons to modern day guns .
Some definitely would have been in place here , but others were brought in for display .
We caught the ferry back to Vaxholm , then the ferry back to Stockholm, our day done . Here's a map link :- https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1-57KysOWU3KRD7GcFDA2-KVkojrwNZo&usp=sharing
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