Cruising From Stockholm

Founded in 1891, the worlds oldest open-air museum features 150 historic buildings from all over Sweden and a zoo. Skansen is miniature Sweden all in one place.

A message to cruise passengers, both experienced and aspiring: Do not despair.

Yes, it is true that, like airborne geese, cruise ships are charting courses to southerly climes, fleeing Stockholm and leaving Sweden’s capital city in their wake. It’s a pity, really, because the ships are departing at what just may be Sweden’s most beautiful season — fall, and not far behind it, winter.

In Stockholm this month, the September air is as crisp as Wasa bread; plump apples dangle from the trees as Rosendals Trådgård. The sun, however, ends its holiday in the Northern Hemisphere and begins to sojourn south (or so the illusion fools us into thinking). Soon, the days will become shorter, and, yes, the cold weather will come.

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I tried a fun, new way to explore Stockholm a couple of weeks ago.

The tour uses a mobile phone, which the tour provider supplies, and interactive narratives that move you to tourist sites in Stockholm by having you look for clues and other information as you explore Gamla Stan and its environs. The tour is offered by Stockholm Guide & Cruise Services.