One of the most attractive cities I have ever visited is Stockholm. Not only does the city itself offer many varied experiences, the Stockholm archiepelago, a group of over a thousand islands and skerries offers many scenes like this photo taken from one of the smaller, uninhabited islands. The citizens of Stockholm are very appreciative of the beautiful setting their home town occupies. Many are bating enthusiasts and at weekends they love to get out among the thousand plus islands and skerries of the archipelago and enjoy the harmony of sea and coastal land. The Baltic Sea is bounded by land with only a narrow outlet to the Atlantic many miles to the south so bad weather is rarely a problem.

The Swedish summer, though short, is surprisingly warm for a place so far to the north so while sea bathing is only for the most intrepid nature lover, picnics in the skerries are a lot of fun. Visitors can hire small boats or take a trip on one of the launches that tours the islands. And if you want to linger on one of the many lovely islands that have landing stages for the tour boats you can always catch a later launch back to the heart of the city.

Photo source Ian R Thorpe at Flickr

MEDITATIONS The front page to our Meditations menu contains the article "Have We Forgotten How To Be" and some good advice in rediscovering the art of just being.

Sunsets Heading For Harbour
In The Skerries
The Old Gravel Pit
Walks Wycoller.
A Walk In The Park
Strolling On The Beach
Aysgarth Falls
Industrial Nightmare
Moments To Linger