Vaxholm and the Stockholm Archipelago

The village of Vaxholm is a quaint resort town located about 45 kilometers from Stockholm. Though you can drive to Vaxholm, it's much more fun to go by ferry, which takes about 75 minutes to make its way through the Stockholm Archipelago to the town. The archipelago itself is home to over 24,000 islands, many of them populated with summer cottages. After exploring Vaxholm, we took a ferry in a loop around the central archipelago before returning to Stockholm.

	The entrance to the Hembydsgard cafe, located along Vaxholm's northern harbor.		It's a beautiful, warm day, so chairs and tables have been set up in front of the cafe.
	A view of the archipelago from the back of the cafe.		Susanne enjoying the nice weather at the cafe.
	A view of the harbor, not far from the cafe.		A chapel on the grounds of Vaxholm's oldest church.
	Side view of the chapel.		Detail of the chapel.
	Clothes hung out to dry in the warm sun.		A fishing boat is docked in the north harbor.
	Reflection of the water on the side of the boat.		Vaxholm's fort, located on an island just of the western harbor.
	A sailboat passes the fort.		Norrhavn, Vaxholm's old harbor.
	A boat sits in the harbor.
	A view of the harbor from atop a hill.		Some of the cottages along the harbor.
	A woman hikes down the hill above the harbor.		Families picnicking just above the harbor.
	Susanne poses in the park.
	Andy's turn for some pictures.
	A woman reads on the porch of a harbor shack.		A small cottage.
	A textile shop.		Window of a small cottage.
	A large summer house a few blocks from the harbor.		The steamship Storskar is docked in the main harbor.
	Vaxholm harbor.		A view of the fort from the water.
	A tall ship sails the archipelago.		A summer cottage on a small island in the archipelago.
	Andy relaxes on the deck of the Storskar.		One of the many sailboats in the archipelago.
	A cottage with its own private dock.		A small island not far from Vaxholm.
	More summer homes.		One of the Storskar's crew prepares to dock the boat.
	Getting ready to throw the rope during our return to Vaxholm.

			A dock shed on the return from Vaxholm.
	Susanne enjoying our ride on the Storskar.
	One of the many mansions as we approach Stockholm.		A view of Djurgarden and the Skansen open air museum.
	Stockholm from a distance.		A sailboat passes the ruins of a windmill.

	One of the many beautiful buildings we pass entering Stockholm.		The two of us on the Storskar.
	Andy on the Storskar as it arrives back in Stockholm.		A view of the Vasa Museum and the Nordic Museum from Stockholm harbor.
	The Storskar, docked in Stockholm upon our return to the city.