16 Jan

In anticipation of my trip to Stockholm in May I have created this walking tour of Old Town Stockholm. During World War II this island was known as Staden, and now Gamla stan....

03 Nov

Stockholm’s Royal Palace (in Swedish, Kungliga slottet) is located on the island of Staden ( today known as Gamla Stan or Old Town.) ...

30 Sep

Djurgården, another section of Stockholm east of Staden, or Old Town, consists of an island as well as an area to the north of it, known as Norra Djurgården (Northern Djurgården) separated by the bay of Djurgårdsbrunnsviken....

17 Sep

During World War II, the Norrmalm district of Stockholm, as well as Östermalm, is where most of the day to day activities of the people who worked at The American Legation seemed to occur, in particular, the southern part closest to Staden....

11 Sep

I want to understand as much as I can about the areas of Stockholm where my parents lived and worked during World War II. So I will be familiar with the names of the districts, the bridges, the main roads, the landmarks I’m going to...