We had taken in the Old Town and Changing of the Guard at the Royal Palace on a previous visit, so we just crossed the harbour from our berth at Stadsgarden on the vintage ferryboat Emelie to Djurgarden with its host of attractions including the Vasa museum, the Abba museum, a Nordic museum and a large and scary amusement park, and spent the day very pleasantly at Skansen, and open air museum with ...
A tendered port, ship dock right in the middle of the city port. We used hop-on-hop of-boat to move around different sights. Vasa museum a must see. Palace guard changing was also nice. ...
An amazing city. Using the hop on, hop off transportation system is the best way to see the city. Interesting architecture and museums and palace. Great selection of restaurants and food choices. Two days was not enough time to see everything, not even close. ...
The taxi line was very long but moved quickly. (Next time I'd pre-book a taxi!) The ride to the central train station area was about $25. We enjoyed our day with a visit to the Vasa Museum, the Ocean Bus ("amphibian" vehicle--cheesy but fun), and the free walking tour of Gamla Stan. Stayed at Freys Hotel which was well located, and the next morning rode the Arlanda Express to the airport. ...