Just a small correction. Gamla Stan (Old Town) was previously known as "City between the bridges", hence some confusion. However, most of the building dates back to the 13th century, and consists of medieval alleyways, cobbled streets, and archaic architecture. North German architecture has had a strong influence in the Old Town's construction. "Stortorget" (Grand square) is the name of the scenic large square in the centre of Gamla Stan, which is surrounded by old merchants' houses including the Stockholm Stock Exchange Building. The square was the site of the Stockholm Bloodbath, where Swedish noblemen were massacred by the Danish King Christian II in November, 1520. The following revolt and civil war led to the dissolution of the Kalmar Union and the subsequent election of King Gustav I.
I love that you actually tried and speak swedish. That's something people in Sweden aprichiate. Hearing butcherd swedish is something we are quite used to.
Gustavus Adolphus or Gustav Adolph, not Adolph Gustaf. He's credited as the father of modern warfare. As for the changing of guards, the horse cavalery are also done daily, just an hour later. Same thing, same route, just with horses. Stockholm has so many historic and beatiful places to visit. Just bring comfortable shoes.
thanks for the tips! sometimes I get it a little wrong :) so many beautiful places to go though, comfortable shoes is a must! On this day I spent around 8 hrs walking around but I was super happy to be there :)
Stockholm was first mentioned in a document signed by Birger Jarl back in 1252. Back then there was mostly just a guard tower on one of the islands and not much else. Soon more buildings were esteablished and the oldest building in Old Town is Storkyrkan from 1279. Many of the older houses have been torn down or destroyed by various fires. Majority of the current buildings are from 17-18th century but follow the medieval roads layed out by the original settlers of the island. Storkyrkan used to be way bigger, but Gustav Wasa decided to tear down the part that was closest to the palace. You can still see the outlines of the old church on the ground between Storkyrkan and the Royal Palace. So Gamla Stan is a medieval town, just that most of the buildings have gotten upgrades over the centuries. A fun fact: The brittish title of Earl comes from the old norse word Jarl, which is basically the same thing. Jarl in Swedish would now be greve (count).
In april-may those beatiful cherry trees at the Kings garden (Kungsträdgården) are blooming, full with pink flowers. Many people go there for taking photos. 🌸🌸
Really refreshing vlog mate, love your energy 👍 But I gotta correct you mate, the Old Town of Stockholm (Gamla Stan) has certainly not just been around since the 1700-1800s. It’s quite literally the old town of Stockholm, from which Stockholm as a whole spawned. Many of the buildings were built in the medieval period and has been maintained ever since. The area is like 800-900 years old, and officially founded as a city in 1252 ℹ️
Oh damn! haha, i was way off! thanks for correcting me, It's amazing that there is so much history in this area. Thanks for taking the time to say hello :) have a nice week
Hey Codey, nice video! 🙋♀️ Do you know that you can travel with some ferrys with your ”busticket” or Tube ticket. The boats are included in the public transport system by SL. Storstockholms Lokaltrafik. Within a certain time limit you can use the same ticket. For example one line goes between Gamla Stan and the island of Djurgården. You can also travel by your SL-ticket to Nacka Strand and Lidingö. You depart the boat in the city from Nybrokajen, by Berzelii Park.
@@CodeySimon you’re welcome. I went to the modern Museum at Skeppsholmen last sunday by boat from Slussen/Gamla Stan on my valid bus ticket. Two stop Djurgården - Skeppsholmen - then back again to Slussen/Gamla stan. Very nice and handy. 🙋♀️
The small stream of water that now flows from Stortorgsbrunnen and Tyska brunnen during the summer is meant to give the impression that they are still functioning, but the water comes from Stockholm's water supply network.
The military band is actually from the Swedish homeguard or what you guys call TA's. And the guards are from the Swedish military tech School, conscripts and cadetts that gonna serve as mechanics and it specialists.
The manouver where the band kind of folds in on itself and emerges marching in the opposite direction is called "Rättvänd genomgång". I think it's called a "carousel turn" in English. Done those a couple of times there.
hey! well i'm definitely going to have to look it up, it was such a seemless part of the parade that I really enjoyed! what a cool thing to be a part of, good on you :)
@@CodeySimon An example. The place where I’m from, Gamla Uppsala, has been inhabited from long before Christ. There are visible constructions from at least 500 AD. Snorre Sturlasson wrote in the sagas about events that happened in Uppsala during year 400-800. In Yngligatal by Tjofolf av Hvin, the kings of Sweden, who were situated in Uppsala since before Christ to around year 700 are mentioned. We know it’s a lot older than that. Stockholm was originally buildit in the 1200’s to protect the inlet to lake Mälaren where prosperous old places like Uppsala were situated.
If you travelling on a tight budget, going to a Starbucks in Stockholm is definitely the wrong choice. I don’t think you could get a more expensive (or worse) coffee even if you tried!
Yeah it’s very cool! Such a weird way to start and finish your working shift though! Normally for work I show up 5 minutes before I have to start and GO!! :) Hope you have a great week
One thing you should know is that "Gamla Stan = Old city"is quite a new name. It got that name in the 1980s. In was previous called the "city between the bridges = Staden mellan broarna".
And if walk past what is now the goverment building = regeringskansliet You can see it was once a bankpalace that was built during the end of 19 th century and replaced the Bonderska palatset.
2:29 This blue building is the Stockholm concert hall. It's the place where the Nobel Prizes are handed out every year on December 10th (all of the prizes except the peace prize, that one is handed out in Oslo). 2:58 The pink building on the opposite side is PUB, which used to be a department store 1912-2016. Now it's a hotel. Fun fact. Actress Greta Garbo used to work there before she went to Hollywood and became famous. 5:01 This building by Gustaf Adolf's square is the Royal Opera house. 5:57 That Ocean bus is a fun tourist sight seeing tour, since it goes both on both land and in the sea! 9:04 It's not at this palace the Swedish King and Queen lives though, that's at Drottningholm Palace, about 20 km west of Stockholm. It's well worth a visit too.
3:22 Just so you know Swedes drink their coffee black no sugar or milk. If you choose a good local café you will get how many refills of coffee that you want which is called påtår and tretår etc. But most just say påtår.
I heard you say Hötorget every time you said it, and I'm not even from Stockholm, it was clear as day. They should definitely have understood since the place should be in their conscience noticably more than in mine..
To me the first one sounded like "herrtoalett?" (mens room) then corrected to "herrtåget?" (as if asking where the men's train is) or maybe "hörtåget" (hearing train). I am from Stockholm.
@@Nails077 Context is everything, if you ask that on a bus you're probably gonna disregard the notion that the question is about "herrtoalett", which would be an unlikely word to say for a foreigner anyway. Maybe it's just me, since I'm a tram driver, but I'd immideatly start listening for station names.
Really? It felt so big too me, but normally I’m in a village of 4000 people haha! Well I need to see some of these bigger places then! Any recommendations?
A town has a maximum of 250,000 people. Stockholm has 2,500,000 and is counted as a "global city". Go on. The fact that there are insanely bigger cities doesn't change anything.
has anyone told you that you look a lot like a young Peter Jackson with your sunglasses on + if your telling people your making a video experience tour guide etc etc i bet they will be glad to pay/buy/treat you for promoting our country or any other you will visit.
Your pronounciation of hötorget was fine (you added an extra R). The big problem is really that your accent will throw people off. You cannot really expect what you mean based on your accent as it is somewhat uncommon and our ears are not trained for it. Different for other immigrants, e.g., turkish or arab speakers, then everyone is fairly used to how they will mispronounce things and you catch on easier what they mean. Also, the busdriver really just needed 10 seconds to understand what you meant, that is not bad at all.
@@CodeySimon I recomend going to the old church. The adress is: Sturegatan 41. Sundbyberg. They make good beer there. You can almost say the beer is heavenly.
wtf you go to sweden and went to star bucks its like go to a 304 and ask for a hug. and for the love of god DON´T drink the water from the fountain in Gamlastan
@@jonasaman9104 Ohh, that is what you meant. But you know that it really doesn't matter if people drink from it or not. It is a public, historical well, and just because people stop drinking from it won't mean that they will remove it. It will keep on slowly run water out of the taps, just as the other four historical wells that we have here in Sthlm.
