Thursday, June 04, 2009

Skärgårdsbåtens Dag. Archipelago Boat Day.


Jag åkte med Norrskär och åt en god middag ombord
på Storskär vid kaj i Vaxholm.
I went with Norrskar and had a good dinner onboard Storskar
at the quay in Vaxholm. One evening in early June is dedicated
to the white boats of the archipelago - in Swedish "Skärgårdsbåtens dag".
The whole fleet of old, genuine steam ships and other passenger
boats will leave Stockholm from Strömkajen for a trip to the small
town Vaxholm. The voyage lasts one and a half hour. In Vaxholm,
all shops and restaurants are open and quickly filled with people.
There is live music in several places and the folk-dance team is
performing. After a couple of hours in Vaxholm, the boats will
return to Stockholm. This is a unique opportunity to see all the
old steamships leave Stockholm at the same time in a "steam parade"!

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