We saw a number of parts of the city and got off at the Vasa Museum. The Vasa was a ship built in 1621 that was the pride of the Swedish fleet, however it sank shortly after being launched on it's maiden voyage!
Unfortunately ship design in those days was a little bit of guess work. The Vasa was a long, tall ship, but was not very wide. It was only 11 meters wide. It was later discovered that if it had been a further 80cms wide, it would have been stable enough and not sunk.
The Vasa sunk in 1621 and remained there at the bottom of the ocean until 1961" when it was salvaged and restored. It is now in a museum where everyone can appreciate it.
The Vasa was most ornate, this was the Kings pride of the fleet.
Afterwards, we went to a lovely restaurant called Josephines and had lunch.
We joined the bus tour afterwards and finished off the rest of the tour.
We then caught the train home again and had a lovely BBQ tonight with Sara's brother Staffan and his girlfriend Jenni.
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Location:Stockholm, Sweden
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