Flag of Sweden on a windy day |
Tourist boat dock at the Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre |
Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre from the tourist boat |
SS Enköping, Stockholm tourist steamer |
Stockholm Sheraton, Riddarfjärden |
Cruising past Stockholm's city hall, Riddarfjärden |
Riddarholmskyrkan, Riddarfjärden |
Panorama of the Riddarfjärden, Stockholm |
The ship Mälardrottningen tied up at Riddarholmen |
Dancing Queen Sightseeing, Stockholm |
Essingekroken 11, Stora Essingen, Stockholm |
Essingekroken 10, Stora Essingen, Stockholm |
Värdshusbacken 12, Stora Essingen, Essingesundet |
Höglandet, Bromma, Sweden |
Swedish boys getting ready to jump from the bridge |
SS Prins Carl Philip, 1901, Lake Mälaren |
Passing the islet of Hundholmen arriving at Drottningholms Slott from the south |
South wing of Drottningholm, the residence of the Swedish Royal Family |
Drottningholm Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1991 |
The Renaissance Palace of Drottningholm was built by King John III of Sweden in 1580 |
The domed palace church at the center of the south wing of Drottningholm was completed in 1746 |
Drottningholm Palace was abandoned in the early 19th C. during the reign of King Charles XIV John |
Drottningholm Palace was modernized 1907-1913 and remains a royal residence |
The west wing of Drottningholm Palace is the primary residence of the Swedish Royal Family since 1981 |
Cabin of the tour boat from Stockholm to Drottningholm Palace |
Tour boat from Stockholm at Drottningholm briggs |
Sculpture of Hercules between the boat landing and palace, Drottningholm |
Classical style sculpture between the boat landing and palace, Drottningholm |
Karamellan - Drottningholms Slottscafé |
Karamellan - Drottningholms Slottscafé |
Karamellan - Drottningholms Slottscafé |
Åbro Brygg Mästarens Premium Gold |
Map and tourist information, Drottningholm |
Field Cannons, Drottningholm |
Field Cannon, Drottningholms Slott stables, Sweden |
Neptune of Drottningholm Palace |
Lion in front of Drottningholm Palace |
Entrance arcade on the east side of Drottningholm |
Porcelain Room, Drottningholm Palace |
Porcelain Room, Drottningholm Palace |
Garden fronting Lake Mälaren with the Neptune sculpture, Drottningholm |
Sculpture, Drottningholm Palace |
Swedish palace guard, Drottningholm Palace |
Swedish palace guard, Drottningholm Palace |
Drottningholms Slottsteater - Palace Theatre, Teaterplanen |
Drottningholm's copy of the Apollo Belvedere, Teaterplanen |
Drottningholm's copy of the Apollo Belvedere |
Drottningholm's copy of the Apollo Belvedere |
Drottningholm's copy of the Apollo Belvedere |
North wing of Drottningholm, built to balance the Palace Chapel of the South Wing |
North wing, Drottningholm Palace |
West terrace in front of Drottningholm Palace with a palace guard |
Drottningholm Slott from Teaterplanen |
Map of Drottningholm and the Baroque Garden |
Swedish Royal Palace Guard, Drottningholm Slott |
Palace Guard and sentry box with the monogram of Carl XVI Gustaf |
North Gate to Drottningholm Palace, 1695 |
Crowned monogram of Queen Hedwig Elenora (1636-1715) |
West side of Drottningholm Palace facing the Baroque Garden |
StockholmWest side of Drottningholm Palace facing the Baroque Garden, Drottningholm Palace |
Baroque Garden, Drottningholm Palace |
The statues in the Baroque Garden are from Wallenstein Palace in Prague, taken as spoils of war in 1648 |
Hercules Fountain, Drottningholm Palace |
Hercules Fountain, Drottningholm Palace |
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
Vakttältet, the 1782 Guard Tent in the Baroque Garden, Drottningholm Palace |
Vakttältet, the 1782 Guard Tent in the Baroque Garden, Drottningholm Palace |
Vakttältet, the Guard Tent in the Baroque Garden, Drottningholm Palace |
Vakttältet, the Guard Tent in the Baroque Garden, Drottningholm Palace |
Confidencen Pavilion, at Drottningholm's China Palace |
Detail of windows of the Confidence Pavilion |
China Palace (Kina slott), 1763-1769, Drottningholm |
China Palace (Kina slott), 1763-1769, Drottningholm |
Kina Slot - the left wing of the China Palace, Drottningholm |
Dragons supporting the roof of the China Palace, Drottningholm |
Kitchen (Köket) of the China Palace (Kina slott), Drottningholm |
Kitchen (Köket) of the China Palace (Kina slott), Drottningholm |
Trees in the English Garden, Drottningholm Palace |
Sculpture in the English Garden of Drottningholm, purchased in Italy by King Gustav III |
Sculpture in the English Garden of Drottningholm, purchased in Italy by King Gustav III |
Sculpture in the English Garden, Drottningholm |
Central axis of the gardens of Drottningholm Palace |
Drottningholms Slott Grindstugan 25 |
Götiska tornet - Gothic Tower, Drottningholm, 1792 |
Götiska tornet - Gothic Tower, Drottningholm, 1792 |
Knobby trees, Drottningholm Palace Gardens |
Lonely sculpture, Drottningholm Palace Gardens |
Barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis), Drottningholm Palace Gardens |
Drottningholm's copy of the Apollo Belvedere |
Royal Chapel, Drottningholm Palace |
Eastern façade of Drottningholm Palace facing the lake |
Lakeshore sculpture between the palace and the boat landing, Drottningholm |
Lakeshore sculpture between the palace and the boat landing, Drottningholm |
Lakeshore sculpture between the palace and the boat landing, Drottningholm |
Tourist cruise on Lake Mälaren headed back to Stockholm |
Planter with the crowned monogram of Queen Hedvig Eleonora HERS |