We caught an early morning flight and checked into a hotel in the harbor area which was very convenient.
We stayed at the Thief Hotel and had a great early lunch at the Salmon House restaurant which surprisingly had better salmon than you get in Seattle!
It is only a 10 minute walk to the main square where the is the old fort and the Nobel Peace Center – yes, I am referring to the Nobel Peace Prize.
To explain, you first need to check out the famous city hall building that is uniquely architected and near the harbor square.
Inside you will find numerous historical story telling murals discussing things like the Nazi occupation during WWII.
But what is cool is the actual podium and spot where they hand out the annual Nobel Peace Price is open to everyone and in the same room as all the historical paintings.
Of course everyone likes walking up main street where there is all the shopping, pubs and great line of sight to the Royal Palace at the end.
My understanding is this statue was of the original French born king that ruled for a while and had this palace built…
But what is more interesting is watching all the tourists that do not pay attention and mess with all the rules the solitary Royal Guard tries to enforce with his old M4 rifle that does not have any ammunition in the clip.
Ok – let’s go pack to probably one of the most popular hang out spots with the locals and tourists is the Opera House which is designed to look like an iceberg floating in the ocean.
P.S. I have visited a few other times, so if you would like to see or learn more, check out some of the other postings:
David Cross Travel Blog 