Boyfriend and I went to visit the King yesterday. haha well at least his palace... well the palace gardens then, ok fine. Drottningholm is just gorgeous, and we had a lovely day exploring the gardens and taking photos in the sunny windy weather. We also enjoyed a yummy sunny picnic once we found a spot of grass not covered in Goose poo. There were geese just about everywhere!
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geese... |
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sun and statues |
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horse drawn carriages, lovely |
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The Cascades |
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happy |
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really happy... |
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The Royal Palace! Where the King and Queen lives :) |
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I adore the long paths and labyrinth hedges |
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playing with shadows |
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sun soaked |
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me and my knobby knees, hehe |
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picnic time we enjoyed left overs from our saturday night Italian feast, yum |
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love |
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more love... |
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our picnic view of the goose poo filled grass |
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he's adorable |
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what's a palace with out gold? |
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I love gold... |
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The Swedish flag was flying at half mast in honor of all the lives lost (horrifically stolen) in the tragedies of last week in Oslo. usch... |
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Sunlight through trees may be one of the prettiest things there is. |
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gosh, more me. |
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Tree lined paths are nice too |
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and secret gardens may be in all girls' dreams |
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a secret hiding place among tall grass, leafy trees, and perfectly kept hedges. |
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I adore how statues glow in the sunlight |
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see... |
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ahhh, more tree lined paths, nice |
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and a wooden hut made to look like a fabric tent, how clever! |
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The mini China Palace... a gift to one of the past Queens |
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As the Petit Trianon is to Versailles The mini China Palace is to Drottningholm. |
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It's lovely |
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I'd much rather live here than in the huge main palace, don't you think? |
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I've never been inside, next time I visit I shall have to buy a tour |
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Even flower pots look royal |
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And then our day was done |
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Another perfect Sunday... |
Happy Monday!
3 comments:
Gorgeous photos!
This post makes me really want to go to Sweden!
You should! Sweden is a gorgeous country and Stockholm is a stunning city.
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