A few nice vacation spots images I found:
Archipelago Life: Busy being relaxed.
Image by Let Ideas Compete
Look at all the activity! A Dad taking photos of the kids, a man walking a dog, two women chatting in the water, two women lying down sunning, and people sitting or standing at picnic tables...I count 21 people and one dog in the photo.
Taken on the island of Nåttarö (I've seen it spelled Nåtarö, too), south of Nynäshamn, which is south of Stockholm, Sweden. It's about a 1.5 hour train/bus ride from Stockholm. Then the ferry ride is about 25 minutes.
This island is known for it's sand. There's also a sheltered harbor where boaters come every summer and just park for a week or many weeks. They relax, let the kids play, socialize in the evenings....
Sea Level
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A typical scene in the Stockholm archipelago. Elin Nordegren bought a home in the archipelago. Her home is not in this photo.
This is what Wikipedia says about the Stockholm Archipelago:
The archipelago extends from Stockholm roughly 60 kilometers to the east. In a north-south direction, it mainly follows the coastline of the provinces Södermanland and Uppland, reaching roughly from Öja island, south of Nynäshamn to Väddö north of Norrtälje. It is separated from Åland by a stretch of water named South Kvarken. A separate group of islands lies further north, near the town of Öregrund. There are approximately 30,000 islands and islets.[1] Some of its more well known islands are Dalarö, Finnhamn, Grinda, Husarö, Ingarö, Isö, Ljusterö, Möja, Nämdö, Rödlöga, Tynningö, Utö, Svartsö and Värmdö.
The biggest towns of the archipelago, apart from Stockholm, are Gustavsberg and Vaxholm. The village of Ytterby, famous among chemists for naming no fewer than four chemical elements (erbium, terbium, ytterbium and yttrium), is situated on Resarö in the Stockholm Archipelago.
The shipping routes from the Baltic to Stockholm pass through the archipelago. There are three main entrances suitable for deep-draught craft, namely, those near Landsort, Sandhamn, and Söderarm.
Cruising between the small islands through the Stockholm Archipelago to either Åland or Helsinki in Finland is an experience. Weather allowing, the experience can be enhanced by enjoying a spectacular sunset from the deck that during summer months lasts until 10:30 - 11:00 o’clock at night.
When I lived in Stockholm I created a blog. Please visit it for more insights. It's called D &J's Marvelous Sweden Adventure.
Good information on the archipelago is here.
If I had a million dollars....
Image by Let Ideas Compete
Taken from the ferry from the island of Grinda to Stockholm. Elin Noordegren has a house in th Stockholm archipelago. This is NOT it, though. However, this photo gives you a feel of the archipelago.
