My travels in Sweden:
A cruise with M/S Saga Lejon, 2008

Content:

1. From Skeppsbron to Hammarby sluss
2. From Hammarby to Essingen
3. From Essingen to Birka
4. From Birka to Södertälje sluss
5. From Södertälje to Skanssund
6. From Skanssund to Oaxen
7. From Oaxen to Sävö
8. From Sävö to Stendörren
9. From Stendörren to Nyköping

3, From Essingen to Birka:

Hägersten:

Residential along the street Klubbacken in Axelsberg, part of Hägersten.

Kungshatt:

The island Kungshatt (King's hat), they are now building a big bridge that shall cross this island. There is a story when the King was haunted along the top of the rock and lost his hat.

What I know some of these old houses has been moved to this place after the big world exhibition at Djurgården more then hundred years ago.

Ekerö:

The school ship Polfors and behind is the ferry that goes between Slagsta and Träkvista at the island Ekerö.

Norsborg:

Clock tower at Hundhamra in Norsborg. At this place you can find

Church at Träkvista at the island Ekerö.

Note the long waterslide to the left, I remember it from the 1960s.

Björkö:

The island Björkö, once it was a big harbor and a village with name Birka. It was the main trading place thousand years ago, older then the capital Stockholm.

Ansgar's cross on top of the hill at the island Björkö.