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Old Town of Stockholm:Old Town of Stockholm I don't need to take a cruise to, I live close and took the subway. Sometimes it's fun to be a tourist in its own home town. All these photographs come from the old Stockholm, the Old Town and we did the photo walk 2007. Info about Old Town (only in Swedish):
The square Mälartorget at the Southern side of Gamla Stan. Info about Mälartorget (only in Swedish):
Restaurant Aurora at Street Munkbron 11. 
Our king Gustav Vasa in front of Riddarhuspalatset or in English House of Nobility. Info about Riddarhuspalatset (Swedish / English):
The narrow street Gåsgränd with the square Gåstorget with its cafe. Info about Gåsgränd (Swedish / English):
A view from the street Trångsund towards the church Storkyrkan at. Info about Storkyrkan (Swedish / English):
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Walk back in Southern direction and came to the street Stora Nygatan. 
You can stay a whole day in Old Town to only study all the details. 
The street Lilla Nygatan 23. 
Walk back to the square Kornhamnstorg with a view over the restaurant boat Flyt. Behind the boat there is a lock, Slussen, or must say two locks, even the old Nils Ericson Lock is there buried under the streets. Now 2019 both locks are demolished. You find more information about the locks Slussen and Nils Ericson at my Slussen page here. 
The square Kornhamnstorg. All earlier wooden houses was burnt down 1625. Info about Kornhamnstorg (Swedish / English):
Info about Big Fire 1625 (Swedish / English):
The old restaurant Mårten Trotzig at street Västerlånggatan. 
The alley Mårten Trotzigs Gränd. Info about Mårten Trotzig gränd and the man behind the name (Swedish / English):
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Walking back and fort in the alleys, suddenly I was back at the street Gåsgränd. 
The square Gåstorget. 
The border between Upland and Södermannaland, you find it at the cross between the street Västerlånggatan and the street Överskärargränd. |
Old style door bell. 
It's not easy to remember where you walked twelve years ago, but this is the alley Ignatiigränd. 
Lord Nelson Hotel at the street Västerlånggatan, 22. 
The ally Stenbastugränd, take us down to the square Brantingtorget. 
The square Brantingtorget, close to Västerlånggatan / Myntgatan. Info about Brantingtorget (Swedish / English):
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Slottet, the old castle is partly under this, the old castle Tre Kronor burned down in 1697. 
One and only preserved Runstone in Old Town. You find it in the cross between the street Kåkbrinken and the street Prästgatan. About one thousand years old and from our Vikings. Info about Runstone U53 at Kåkbrinken (Swedish / English):
Follow the street Prästgatan in Eastern direction. 
Maybe a memorial stone over our famous painter Carl Larsson. 
Take the stairs down through Mårten Trotzigs gränd again, the most narrow alley we have in Old Town. 
The street Norra Bankogränd. Info about Norra Bankogränd and Banko house built 1772 (Swedish / English):
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Den Gyldene Freden, an old famous restaurant at street Österlånggatan. It opened 1722 and is the worlds oldest restaurant still open. Info about Den Gyldene Freden (Swedish / English):
Water pump at Tyska Brunnsplan, one of few historical pump in Stockholm. Info about Tyska Brunnsplan (Swedish / English):
German Church, Tyska Kyrkan at street Tyska Brinken. Info about Tyska kyrkan, Stockholm (Swedish / English):
The big square Stortorget in Old Town, in year 1520 there was executions here which is now called Stockholm's Bloodbath. Info about Stortorget, Stockholm (Swedish / English):
Water pump at Stortorget. 
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The big square Stortorget. 
Walked Northeast after we left the Big Square, here we had come to Skeppsbron and the steamer Blidösund. Info about Skeppsbron, Stockholm (Swedish / English):
Walked back from where we came. 
The Big Square, Stortorget. |
Maybe the Finnish church, just behind the castle. 
Look at all the details. 
The park Brända Tomten. Info about Stortorget, Stockholm (Swedish / English):
Westergbergs Antik at the street Kindstugatan 6. 
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Back to the German Church again, Tyska Kyrkan. The street is Tyska Skolgränd. 
Now we take the street Baggensgatan in Northern direction. 
The street change name to Bollhusgränd. 
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Back to the Big Church Storkyrkan. 
Now our legs and feet tells us that is enough with walking today. The END
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