May 22, 2018

Changing of the Guard


The royal palace was under renovations, so there was a netting over most of it. Which I took as a personal insult. I came all the way to Stockholm and they blocked my view with a net. What COULD they have been thinking? 

Actually you really can't see the netting much. 

Heidi said before the netting, they had a painted picture of the front of the palace, so the netting was a vast improvement. 


Curving architecture


The marching band 


A super cool xylophone in the shape of a lyre


Sunshiney tubas


Replacement troops marching in


Face off

We entertained ourselves by imagining what the two companies were saying to each other. 


A seagull getting a bird's eye view of the whole proceeding


The soldiers going off duty with their white boots



But then they turn around and come back.

I am not even an efficiency expert, but I could have got them off to bed a lot quicker. 

Ha!


Company flag I believe


Shadows of the crowds


The drummers, while not drumming, hold their drumsticks above their upper lip like gigantic, straight white mustaches. 


Cool drums, huh? 

It was pretty interesting all around. We even got a little mini concert from the royal orchestra. 

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