Enjoy!
Puss och kram,
Alice
xo
The view out the boat window that was right next to my bed
Our hostel room
There was not a lot of space between the bed and the roof.
Valerie and I planning what to do the next day
The view out the window at breakfast
Valerie looking very awake at breakfast!
Me eating my toast with cheese!
Our boat hostel was the big white one
The monument in Stortorget
Valerie pretending to be a statue
Just to show how narrow the streets are!!
Typical Swedes!!!
This was a really cute palace guard!
A supermarket in the middle of Gamla Stan (it really does look out of place!!!)
The Royal Palace
Opening times of the national museum
Actual time!! (10:40am)
Valerie sitting and waiting patiently for the museum to open
The Royal Palace
The changing of the guards
Valerie with on of the Palace Guards
Where the changing of the guards takes place
Monument in Stortorget
My two favourite buildings in Stockholm!!! They look so cool!
PRAGUE
The Powder Tower
How to make rock candy!!
The final product!
The spring festival that was being held. There were many stalls selling food and souvenirs.
Traditional Czech dance
Valerie's hot wine
Trdelnik - a Czech food which is sort of like a donut
The Astronomical Tower and Old Town Hall
The tourist information centre which took us over and hour to find!!!
The Church of Our Lady Before Tyn
Tyn Cathedral with the Spring Festival in the square in front of the building
The monument found in the square
A viewing platform so people could see the stage
An eagle who was used to entertain the crowd
The spring festival!
All the trees were decorated with colourful balls and ribbons
The fake flowers that had been wrapped around the branches of the tree
A cool puppet shop which even had a life size Pinocchio puppet at the entrance to the shop
A fancy hotel
Our hostel room
This was taken just outside one of the train stations near the Royal Palace
St Nicholas Cathedral from behind
A tram!
The Parliament building
The side of the Royal Palace
The view from up the top of the hill where the Royal Palace is situated
The Royal Palace
Me in the guard's box
The main gates to the palace
The main gate into the Royal Palace
Palace Guards
The dreaded steps that lead up to the Royal Palace
St Nicholas Cathedral
Valerie in front of the monument in front of St Nicholas Cathedral
Inside St Nicholas Cathedral
The tower at the entrance to Charles Bridge
On Charles Bridge
The view from Charles Bridge
Me on the bridge with the city behind me
The Royal Palace
Apparently if you rubbed these two carvings it is supposed to bring you good luck. (The gold part has been kept that colour by everyone rubbing the picture!)
Guy playing the violin
More pictures of the view from Charles Bridge
The view of the Royal Palace from Charles Bridge
The front of St Nicholas' Church
Can't remember what this was....I think it was just a cool looking monument!
The National Theatre
The back of the National Theatre
A very nice looking hotel!
Typical Czech Alcohol
ABSINTH!!!!
The Alcoholic Shop Windows
The National Museum
Another church!
The Town Hall
Cool picture on the wall
Some church in Prague
Henry's Bell Tower
A cool painting on the wall of a building!
The view from the top of Henry's Bell Tower
The view from the top of Henry's Bell Tower
The bells in Henry's Bell Tower
One of the old bells from the bell tower
Some old machine!!
The outside of the Jerusalem Synagogue
Inside the Jerusalem Synagogue
The entrance to the Jewish Museum. The white building with the red roof is the Pinkas Synagogue!
The Old Jewish Cemetery
The Ceremonial Hall
The Klausen Synagogue
The white building is the Klausen Synagogue, the brown building with the red roof is the Ceremonial Hall and in between them lies the Jewish Cemetery.
The flea market just next to the Klausen Synagogue
The Old New Synagogue
A really nice looking building that was a restaurant/bar!
The church next door to the Spanish Synagogue
The front of the Spanish Synagogue
Inside the Spanish Synagogue
The Giant Metronome!
The stairs that take you up to the Giant Metronome
The view from up the top of the hill, next to the Giant Metronome!
The viewing tower which is situated on top of a really large hill!!! From the top of the tower you get an awesome view back across Prague!
Our bad luck continued...we made it to the top on a Tuesday only to find it was only open Saturday and Sunday!!
The gateway that lead to a garden just opposite the tower
Valerie and I in front of the viewing tower
The view from somewhere near the top of the hill!!!
Some fancy hotel in a very nice building!
STOCKHOLM
Inside the Jumbo Hostel out at Arlanda Airport, Stockholm
The Jumbo Hostel from the outside!
Here are the pictures of my Stockholm and Prague trip. Enjoy!
Puss och kram,
Alice
xo
