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| The palace library looked underused |
A later breakfast today; it was very busy. I had muesli, yogurt and fruit followed by boiled egg, bacon, toast and marmalade. We met in reception to walk to the City Hall boat station to get the ferry to Drottningholm.
The boat was very full and I sat on the top deck with Lesley. It was windy and a lady lent me a scarf. We arrived at the large palace and grounds, and visited the impressive house, built in 1665. We saw the staterooms and an exhibition. The house was built in the 17th century and decorated in the Baroque style; it's a World Heritage Site. There were portraits of members of the European royal families. The Swedish Royal Family still has rooms there. From the windows we could see the extensive gardens.
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| But the gardens were very impressive |
We had lunch in the outdoor cafe and then visited the large gardens and the Chinese pavilion. I sat downstairs with Joan while the others went upstairs, but they all left without us! We had to walk quickly back to catch the 4pm boat. It was very sunny by now. Back to the hotel for a rest before dinner.
We took a taxi to Den Gyldene Freden on Gamla Stan. We had a drink and met up with the others. The food was traditional Swedish, nicely cooked. I had mushroom soup and meatballs with mashed potatoes and berries. We had very good service again.
