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  • The Nobel Museum – Stockholm

    The Nobel Museum – Stockholm

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    The Nobel Museum in Stockholm actually ended up being one of my favourite museums when I was there. Maybe because I expected it to be a boring and staid museum, like some of the other museums I had been at the day before.

    But it isn’t.

    It’s fun. They have their own area for the kids, so they can learn about various things connected to why the Nobel recipients got their awards. They have a room dedicated to Alfred Nobel. They have so much more, and in a very little space.

    I really recommend it. And afterwards, stop by the takeaway counter of the hot chocolate shop next to it and take one to go, as you’re heading down the streets of the old city.

  • Stockholm – the Royal Palace

    Stockholm – the Royal Palace

    So I visited Stockholm two weeks ago. Naturally, I stopped by the Royal Palace.
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    Unfortunately, they have restricted the use of cameras inside – but it is well worth the visit.

    If you go, I would try to get a guided tour of the treasury. The other rooms can be nice enough to have a guided tour of, but the treasury is minimal in information, so the guided tour is almost essential in order for there to be a point of walking down all the stairs to get there. Well, beyond – glitter and gold, that is!

    I actually think that the Three Crowns museum beneath the palace was my favorite bit. Maybe because my main interest in royalty is actually the history of it all.

    Nitpick: I’m not sure if this is just because the ticket building (outside the main palace) was being renovated, but it seemed like there was a charge to use the bathrooms in that building. When I’m being charged £14 for visiting a tourist attraction, it does rather feel to me like that should include free access to the toilets in the ticket building.

    I was surprised by how prominent the Palace really stands in the city. It seemed like whenever I turned a corner, there it was again. It is much bigger than what I’d thought in advance.