Description: Kat's photo walks
What’s Stockholm like ? Quiet. Uncrowded (peak time travel on Tunnelbana metro near the Central Station was like a lazy Sunday morning at Bank in London). Peaceful, clean, modern, well organized, visitor – friendly. Is it colourful ? Absolutely. Me and my two mates visited the capital of Sweden in mid March and there was so much more to it than cold temperatures, rain and grey skies.
Gamla Stan , Stockholm’s old town seems rather small on the map but we realized we could easily spend a whole day wandering around, stopping and admiring 17th century townhouses, intricate details, splendid doors and little alleys. No Scandinavian minimalism here, their Cathedral is in fact a Baroque church, lavishly decorated and not at all austere. It even has an impressive sculpture of St George killing the dragon, a metaphor for Sweden bravely defending itself against its enemy, Denmark. On our first da
Moving on to colours of Stockholm. We saw lots of various shades of red, from pale pink to deep crimson, like the somewhat “hellish” Solna station. Every metro station in Stockholm features some kind of colourful artwork, some even have statues or insects display boxes. These warm hues create a cosy feel in a city associated with long, dark nights and bad weather.