Island exploring

I've been delinquent in my blogging... what can I say? It's been a busy start to the semester. Outside of school and work, I've still managed to have plenty of fun.  The theme of the past couple of weeks seems to have been 'exploring the Archipelago'. 

Last weekend, Roos and I took a ferry to Vaxholm (an island in the Archipelago).  It was a beautiful, sunny day, and only light jackets were in order.  We met in the city center and hopped the 1.5 hour ferry to Vaxholm.  We spent the entire boat ride outside, watching the gorgeous water side homes and country side go by.  Once we reached the island, we took a very short ferry ride to Vaxholm Fortress.  As Stockholm is a port city, this fortress was built near the entrance to the Archipelago in the 1500's to provide security.  The fort is now open for touring.  There were hardly any other people there, making touring the fort more mystical.

Back on the main Vaxholm island, we walked the streets and then found a Swedish restaurant on the water.  We sat outside and feasted on salmon, shrimp salad, and beer.  Life could not be any better!  After our late lunch, we returned to Stockholm via ferry.  What a great 'Sunday outing'!

 Vaxholm Fortress

View of Vaxholm from the top of the Fort