The Home of ABBA, Stockholm
We
saw some of the original clothing that was worn on tour and in some of their
videos. The musical instruments used, including the original and famous
Waterloo guitar and of course the high heel platform boots worn by Benny at the
Eurovision Song Contest.
After our tour we visited the souvenir shop and spent some time looking at all the
different merchandise on offer with many buying baseball caps with Abba on
them, t-shirts, key rings, books, posters and CDs just to name a few.
We
saw some of the original clothing that was worn on tour and in some of their
videos. The musical instruments used, including the original and famous
Waterloo guitar and of course the high heel platform boots worn by Benny at the
Eurovision Song Contest. 
The walls were full with awards that they had won
during their music career and all of their gold and platinum discs.
We were given the opportunity to go up on the stage where they sang and
danced to Dancing Queen and Mamma Mia with holograms of Abba! Wow!! Everyone
gave a great performance and felt like stars.
After our tour we visited the souvenir shop and spent some time looking at all the
different merchandise on offer with many buying baseball caps with Abba on
them, t-shirts, key rings, books, posters and CDs just to name a few. 
We got on a boat
for a trip on the Lake Malaren. On the cruise we admired the picturesque
landscape whilst travelling to the world heritage site of Drottningholm Palace. 
The
Palace was built in the late 16th Century and is the King and Queen's home with
state apartments open to the public. When we arrived the Soldier was
standing on guard and as we walked past the group saluted him. We were shocked
when the Soldier promptly stood to attention and saluted back. Inside the place we enjoyed seeing the beautiful
decorated rooms. The gardens looked beautiful with all the different flowers
and sculptures on display
We were
fortunate to see the Swedish Naval National Band as they marched past us from
the Royal Palace. The group managed to chat to a few soldiers and have our
picture taken with them. 
We visited Vikingaliv, a museum that brings Vikings history to life. It is also one
of the world's largest Viking exhibitions with genuine artefacts. We got
to enjoy a train ride which explained in detail the life of the Vikings with
stories about the trading voyages and trade routes of the Viking Age with day
to day objects and richly ornamented artefacts. So much fascinating
information!
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