Travel
to Stockholm, Sweden
by
Corsavoo.com
Stockholm carries a long history,
much of which is much clouded. It was founded
in the thirteenth century and the word Stockholm
actually means Log Islet because many of the
old buildings have a foundation of poles to
carry the structures.
The Old City is located on a lake
right between the northern and southern city
areas. This Old City area has some of the oldest
buildings and cobblestone streets dating back
to the thirteenth century. This is also the
home of the Swedish Royal palace but those who
travel here need not knock on the door as the
royalties do not live here anymore. leather
cleaning narrow alleyways are crowded with tourists
during the summer where there are a lot of gift
shops, cafés and restaurants. If you
travel here around Christmas be sure not to
miss the cosy atmosphere at the Christmas market
which takes place during December in Stortorget.
Just south of the Old City is the
city district of Sodermalm which is also an
island and is connected to other parts by several
bridges. This used to be an agricultural area
before the seventeenth century with mostly working
class houses. It has nowadays become known not
as a slum but a chique and fashionable place
for entertainment professional upholstery cleaning
to live with its wide range of cafés,
restaurants and bars. If you travel here try
to spend at least a day here walking down Gotgatan
from north to south or vice versa and enjoy
the sites. The magnificent view of the Stockholm
skyline from the rocky high part of northern
Sodermalm should not to be missed.
The north western city district
is an island called Kungsholmen or The King’s
Islet in English. The area is well known for
its many restaurants and shopping and a new
shopping mall called Vastermalmsgallerian was
recently built to further attract people to
the area. Several bridges connect Kungsholmen
with memory foam suburbs as well as the royal
residence further our in the archipelago. If
you travel here make sure you visit the south
shoreline facing Sodermalm which is a popular
walking area with beautiful views. The city
park Rolambshovsparken host many concerts and
activities during the summer and is also the
stationary place for Swedes to celebrate the
few successes that the National football team
has.
East of Kungsholmen is one large
land area which consists of three city districts.
Vasastaden has beautiful parks like Vasaparken
and Observatorielunden. The hub of Vasastaden
is a square called Odenplan, named after the
mythological god Oden. From here you can travel
by bus anywhere.
Adjacent to Vasastaden is Norrmalm.
The lower part of Norrmalm is considered the
city centre or downtown and the upper parts
are more residential. In the fifties and sixties
many houses were torn down to make the area
more modern. You can easily tell which buildings
are the newer and older ones.
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